sn.47.41 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

The Deathless

At Savatthi. “Bhikkhus, dwell with your minds well established in the four establishments of mindfulness. Do not let the Deathless be lost on you.

“In what four? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu dwells contemplating the body in the body … feelings in feelings … mind in mind … phenomena in phenomena, ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure in regard to the world. Dwell, bhikkhus, with your minds well established in these four establishments of mindfulness. Do not let the Deathless be lost on you.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

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The Deathless

At Sāvatthī.
“Mendicants, you should meditate with your mind firmly established in the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.
Don’t let the deathless escape you.
What four?
It’s when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of desire and aversion for the world.
They meditate observing an aspect of feelings …
mind …
principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of desire and aversion for the world.
You should meditate with your mind firmly established in the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.
Don’t let the deathless escape you.”