Mahasatipatthanasutta 1
The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation 1
- Language
- English
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So I have heard.
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At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Kurus, near the Kuru town named Kammāsadamma.
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There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,
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“Mendicants!”
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“Venerable sir,” they replied.
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The Buddha said this:
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“Mendicants, the four kinds of mindfulness meditation are the path to convergence. They are in order to purify sentient beings, to get past sorrow and crying, to make an end of pain and sadness, to discover the system, and to realize extinguishment.
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What four?
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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.
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They meditate observing an aspect of feelings—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
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They meditate observing an aspect of the mind—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
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They meditate observing an aspect of principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
Translations (4)
- Большое наставление об установлении памятования — Russian
- Большое наставление о способах установления памятования — Russian
- Dugi govor o temeljima svesnosti — sr
- Die längere Lehrrede über Achtsamkeitsmeditation — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (1)
- Mahāsatipaṭṭhānasutta — Pāli