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Linked Discourses 47.44

5. Amatavagga
5. Freedom From Death

Satisutta

Mindful

“Sato, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vihareyya.
“Mendicants, a mendicant should live mindfully.

Ayaṁ vo amhākaṁ anusāsanī.
This is my instruction to you.

Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sato hoti?
And how is a mendicant mindful?

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ;
It’s when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.

vedanāsu …pe…
They meditate observing an aspect of feelings …

citte …pe…
mind …

dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ.
principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sato hoti.
That’s how a mendicant is mindful.

Sato, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vihareyya.
A mendicant should live mindfully.

Ayaṁ vo amhākaṁ anusāsanī”ti.
This is my instruction to you.”

Catutthaṁ.