Saṁyutta Nikāya 47.35 4.

Mindfulness Discourse

Ananussutavagga Satisutta Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Originating in Sāvatthī.

“Sato, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vihareyya sampajāno.

Disciples, a disciple should dwell mindful and clearly knowing.

Ayaṁ vo amhākaṁ anusāsanī.

This is our instruction to you.

Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sato hoti?

And how is a disciple mindful?

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ; vedanāsu …pe… citte …pe… dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sato hoti.

Here a disciple dwells contemplating the body in the body, ardent, clearly knowing, and mindful, having removed craving and aversion in regard to the world; contemplating feelings in feelings, ardent, clearly knowing, and mindful, having removed craving and aversion in regard to the world; contemplating mind in mind, ardent, clearly knowing, and mindful, having removed craving and aversion in regard to the world; contemplating phenomena in phenomena, ardent, clearly knowing, and mindful, having removed craving and aversion in regard to the world.

Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sampajāno hoti?

Thus a disciple is mindful.

And how is a disciple clearly knowing?

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno viditā vedanā uppajjanti, viditā upaṭṭhahanti, viditā abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

Here feelings are known to the disciple as they arise, known as they are present, known as they disappear.

Viditā vitakkā uppajjanti, viditā upaṭṭhahanti, viditā abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

Thoughts are known to the disciple as they arise, known as they are present, known as they disappear.

Viditā saññā uppajjanti, viditā upaṭṭhahanti, viditā abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

Perceptions are known to the disciple as they arise, known as they are present, known as they disappear.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sampajāno hoti.

Thus a disciple is clearly knowing.

Sato, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vihareyya sampajāno.

Disciples, a disciple should dwell mindful and clearly knowing.

Ayaṁ vo amhākaṁ anusāsanī”ti. Pañcamaṁ.

This is our instruction to you.