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SN 47.39

Development

Bhāvanāsutta

from: 4. Not Learned From Anyone Else

Development

“Mendicants, I will teach you the development of the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. Listen …

And what is the development of the four kinds of mindfulness meditation? 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. They meditate observing an aspect of feelings … mind … principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.

This is the development of the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.”

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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