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sn.47.44 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Mindful

“Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu should dwell mindful. This is our instruction to you.

“And how, bhikkhus, is a bhikkhu mindful? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu dwells contemplating the body in the body, ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure in regard to the world. He dwells contemplating feelings in feelings … mind in mind … phenomena in phenomena, ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure in regard to the world. It is in this way, bhikkhus, that a bhikkhu is mindful.

“Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu should dwell mindful. This is our instruction to you.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh


Mindful

“Mendicants, a mendicant should live mindfully.
This is my instruction to you.
And how is a mendicant mindful?
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.
That’s how a mendicant is mindful.
A mendicant should live mindfully.
This is my instruction to you.”