sn.47.42 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Origination

“Bhikkhus, I will teach you the origination and the passing away of the four establishments of mindfulness. Listen to that.

“And what, bhikkhus, is the origination of the body? With the origination of nutriment there is the origination of the body. With the cessation of nutriment there is the passing away of the body.

“With the origination of contact there is the origination of feeling. With the cessation of contact there is the passing away of feeling.

“With the origination of name-and-form there is the origination of mind. With the cessation of name-and-form there is the passing away of mind.

“With the origination of attention there is the origination of phenomena. With the cessation of attention there is the passing away of phenomena.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

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Origin

“Mendicants, I will teach you the origin and the ending of the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.
Listen …
And what is the origin of the body?
The body originates from food.
When food ceases, the body ends.
Feelings originate from contact.
When contact ceases, feelings end.
The mind originates from name and form.
When name and form cease, the mind ends.
Principles originate from attention.
When focus ends, principles end.”