Linked Discourses 47.24 3. Ethics and Duration Plain Version (SN47.24)

1.1

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

1.2

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, satipaṭṭhānā.

“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of mindfulness meditation.

1.3

Katame cattāro?

What four?

1.4

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.

1.5

vedanāsu …pe…

They meditate observing an aspect of feelings …

1.6

citte …pe…

mind …

1.7

dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ.

principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.

1.8

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro satipaṭṭhānā”ti.

These are the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.”

1.9

Catutthaṁ.