Mindful (SN47.35)

Linked Discourses 47.35

4. Not Learned From Anyone Else

Mindful

At Sāvatthī.

“Mendicants, a mendicant should live mindful and aware.

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 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.

That’s how a mendicant is mindful.

And how is a mendicant aware?

It’s when a mendicant knows feelings as they arise, as they remain, and as they go away.¹

They know thoughts as they arise, as they remain, and as they go away.

They know perceptions as they arise, as they remain, and as they go away.

That’s how a mendicant is aware.

A mendicant should live mindful and aware.

This is my instruction to you.”