• Linked Discourses 47.27 Saṁyutta Nikāya 47.27
  • 3. Ethics and Duration 3. SÄ«laį¹­į¹­hitivagga

Completely Samattasutta

The same setting. Taṁyeva nidānaṁ. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ anuruddhaṁ etadavoca:

ā€œReverend, they speak of the one called ā€˜an adept’. ā€œā€˜asekho, asekho’ti, āvuso anuruddha, vuccati. How is an adept defined?ā€ Kittāvatā nu kho, āvuso, asekho hotÄ«ā€ti?

ā€œReverends, an adept is someone who has completely developed the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. ā€œCatunnaṁ kho, āvuso, satipaį¹­į¹­hānānaṁ samattaṁ bhāvitattā asekho hoti.

What four? Katamesaṁ catunnaṁ? 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. Idhāvuso, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassÄ« viharati ātāpÄ« sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ; They meditate observing an aspect of feelings … vedanāsu …pe… mind … citte …pe… principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. dhammesu dhammānupassÄ« viharati ātāpÄ« sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ. An adept is someone who has completely developed the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.ā€ Imesaṁ kho, āvuso, catunnaṁ satipaį¹­į¹­hānānaṁ samattaṁ bhāvitattā asekho hotÄ«ā€ti.

Sattamaṁ.