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How to be in the present moment...

8/29/2017

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Satipatthāna Sutta: The Foundations of Mindfulness
Contemplation of the Body -The Four Postures
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“Again, bhikkhus, when walking, a bhikkhu understands: ‘I am walking’;when standing, he understands: ‘I am standing’;when sitting, he understands: ‘I am sitting’;when lying down, he understands: ‘I am lying down’; or he understands accordingly however his body is disposed.”  ​

“Again, bhikkhus, when walking, a bhikkhu understands: ‘I am walking’;when standing, he understands: ‘I am standing’;when sitting, he understands: ‘I am sitting’;when lying down, he understands: ‘I am lying down’; or he understands accordingly however his body is disposed.”                                                    
    (Insight)                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
“In this way he abides contemplating the body as a body internally, or he abides contemplating the body as a body externally, or he abides contemplating the body as a body both internally and externally. Or else he abides contemplating in the body its nature of arising, or he abides contemplating in the body its nature of vanishing, or he abides contemplating in the body its nature of both arising and vanishing. Or else mindfulness that ‘there is a body’ is simply established in him to the extent necessary for bare knowledge and mindfulness. And he abides independent, not clinging to anything in the world. That is how a bhikkhu abides contemplating the body as a body.                                                                                                                                                                     
            Contemplation of the Body - Full Awareness
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“Again, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is one who acts in full awareness when going forward and returning; who acts in full awareness when looking ahead and looking away; who acts in full awareness when flexing and extending his limbs; who acts in full awareness when wearing his robes and carrying his outer robe and
bowl; who acts in full awareness when eating, drinking, consuming food, and tasting; who acts in full awareness when defecating and urinating; who acts in full awareness when walking, standing, sitting, falling asleep, waking up, talking, and keeping silent.                                                                                          
    (Insight)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
“In this way he abides contemplating the body as a body internally, or he abides contemplating the body as a body externally, or he abides contemplating the body as a body both internally and externally. Or else he abides contemplating in the body its nature of arising, or he abides contemplating in the body its nature of vanishing, or he abides contemplating in the body its nature of both arising and vanishing. Or else mindfulness that ‘there is a body’ is simply established in him to the extent necessary for bare knowledge and mindfulness. And he abides independent, not clinging to anything in the world. That is how a bhikkhu abides contemplating the body as a body.                                                                                                                                                                 ​
Saadu ! Saadu !! Saadu !!!
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Namo Buddhaya!
Homage to the Supreme Buddha !

​( The Supreme Bliss of Nibbhana, 4th print 2011– Ven. Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero, Dayawansa Jayakody and Company, Sri Lanka )
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