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Linked Discourses 47.35 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 47.35

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SN 47.35 Mindful – Satisutta

 

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Bhikkhū, a bhikkhu should live mindful and aware.

“Sato, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vihareyya sampajāno.

This is my instruction to you.

Ayaṁ vo amhākaṁ anusāsanī.

And how is a bhikkhu mindful?

Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sato hoti?

It’s when a bhikkhu meditates by observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of desire and aversion for the world.

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ;

They meditate observing an aspect of feelings …

vedanāsu …pe…

mind …

citte …pe…

principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of desire and aversion for the world.

dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ.

That’s how a bhikkhu is mindful.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sato hoti.

And how is a bhikkhu aware?

Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sampajāno hoti?

It’s when a bhikkhu knows feelings as they arise, as they remain, and as they go away.

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno viditā vedanā uppajjanti, viditā upaṭṭhahanti, viditā abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

They know thoughts as they arise, as they remain, and as they go away.

Viditā vitakkā uppajjanti, viditā upaṭṭhahanti, viditā abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

They know perceptions as they arise, as they remain, and as they go away.

Viditā saññā uppajjanti, viditā upaṭṭhahanti, viditā abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

That’s how a bhikkhu is aware.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sampajāno hoti.

A bhikkhu should live mindful and aware.

Sato, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vihareyya sampajāno.

This is my instruction to you.”

Ayaṁ vo amhākaṁ anusāsanī”ti.