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The Analysis of the Ways of Attending to Mindfulness

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The First Method

Four Ways of Attending to Mindfulness:

Here a monk dwells contemplating (the nature of) the body in the body, he dwells contemplating (the nature of) feelings in feelings, he dwells contemplating (the nature of) the mind in the mind, he dwells contemplating (the nature of) things in (various) things.

And how does a monk dwell contemplating (the nature of) the body in the body?

Here a monk, at whatever time, develops the supermundane absorption, which leads on, which goes to decrease (of rebirth), to abandonment of wrong views, to the attainment of the first ground, (where) quite secluded from sense desires, secluded from unwholesome things, having thinking, reflection, and the happiness and rapture born of seclusion, he dwells, having attained the first absorption, and with painful practice and slow deepening of knowledge he contemplates (the nature of) the body in the body, and that which at that time is mindfulness, recollection, Right Mindfulness, the Mindfulness factor of Complete Awakening, the Path factor, and what belongs to the Path - this is said to be ßthe ways of attending to mindfulnessû. (Also) the rest of the things associated with the ways of attending to mindfulness.

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And how does a monk dwell contemplating (the nature of) the feelings in the feelings?

Here a monk, at whatever time, develops the supermundane absorption, which leads on, which goes to decrease (of rebirth), to abandonment of wrong views, to the attainment of the first ground, (where) quite secluded from sense desires, secluded from unwholesome things, having thinking, reflection, and the happiness and rapture born of seclusion, he dwells, having attained the first absorption, and with painful practice and slow deepening of knowledge he contemplates (the nature of) the feelings in the feelings and that which at that time is mindfulness, recollection, Right Mindfulness, the Mindfulness factor of Complete Awakening, the Path factor, and what belongs to the Path - this is said to be ßthe ways of attending to mindfulnessû. (Also) the rest of the things associated with the ways of attending to mindfulness.

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And how does a monk dwell contemplating (the nature of) the mind in the mind?

Here a monk, at whatever time, develops the supermundane absorption, which leads on, which goes to decrease (of rebirth), to abandonment of wrong views, to the attainment of the first ground, (where) quite secluded from sense desires, secluded from unwholesome things, having thinking, reflection, and the happiness and rapture born of seclusion, he dwells, having attained the first absorption, and with painful practice and slow deepening of knowledge he contemplates (the nature of) the mind in the mind and that which at that time is mindfulness, recollection, Right Mindfulness, the Mindfulness factor of Complete Awakening, the Path factor, and what belongs to the Path - this is said to be ßthe ways of attending to mindfulnessû. (Also) the rest of the things associated with the ways of attending to mindfulness.

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And how does a monk dwell contemplating (the nature of) things in (various) things?

Here a monk, at whatever time, develops the supermundane absorption, which leads on, which goes to decrease (of rebirth), to abandonment of wrong views, to the attainment of the first ground, (where) quite secluded from sense desires, secluded from unwholesome things, having thinking, reflection, and the happiness and rapture born of seclusion, he dwells, having attained the first absorption, and with painful practice and slow deepening of knowledge he contemplates (the nature of) things in (various) things and that which at that time is mindfulness, recollection, Right Mindfulness, the Mindfulness factor of Complete Awakening, the Path factor, and what belongs to the Path - this is said to be ßthe ways of attending to mindfulnessû. (Also) the rest of the things associated with the ways of attending to mindfulness.

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What herein are the ways of attending to mindfulness?

Here a monk, at whatever time, develops the supermundane absorption, which leads on, which goes to decrease (of rebirth), to abandonment of wrong views, to the attainment of the first ground, (where) quite secluded from sense desires, secluded from unwholesome things, having thinking, reflection, and the happiness and rapture born of seclusion, he dwells, having attained the first absorption, and with painful practice and slow deepening of knowledge, and that which at that time is mindfulness, recollection, Right Mindfulness, the Mindfulness factor of Complete Awakening, the Path factor, and what belongs to the Path - this is said to be ßthe ways of attending to mindfulnessû. (Also) the rest of the things associated with the ways of attending to mindfulness.

The Second Method

Four Ways of Attending to Mindfulness:

Here a monk dwells contemplating (the nature of) the body in the body, he dwells contemplating (the nature of) feelings in feelings, he dwells contemplating (the nature of) the mind in the mind, he dwells contemplating (the nature of) things in (various) things.

And how does a monk dwell contemplating (the nature of) the body in the body?

Here a monk, at whatever time, develops the supermundane absorption, which leads on, which goes to decrease (of rebirth), to abandonment of wrong views, to the attainment of the first ground, (where) quite secluded from sense desires, secluded from unwholesome things, having thinking, reflection, and the happiness and rapture born of seclusion, he dwells, having attained the first absorption, and with painful practice and slow deepening of knowledge, and at that time:

there is contact, there is feeling, there is perception, there is intention, there is thought, there is thinking, there is reflection, there is joyful interest, there is happiness, there is one-pointedness,

there is the Faculty of Faith, there is the Faculty of Energy, there is the Faculty of Mindfulness, there is the Faculty of Concentration, there is the Faculty of Wisdom, there is the mind-faculty, there is the joy-faculty, there is the life-faculty,

there is Right View, there is Right Intention, there is Right Endeavour, there is Right Mindfulness, there is Right Concentration, there is the Strength of Faith, there is the Strength of Energy, there is the Strength of Mindfulness, there is the Strength of Concentration, there is the Strength of Wisdom, there is the strength of conscience, there is the strength of shame,

there is no greed, there is no hate, there is no delusion, there is no avarice, there is no ill-will, there is Right View, there is conscience, there is shame,

there is bodily calm, there is mental calm, there is bodily lightness, there is mental lightness, there is bodily plasticity, there is mental plasticity, there is bodily workableness, there is mental workableness, there is bodily proficiency, there is mental proficiency, there is bodily uprightness, there is mental uprightness,

there is mindfulness, there is full awareness, there is calm, there is insight, there is support, there is balance: these are wholesome things.

For one who has produced and developed this supermundane, wholesome absorption, the result (is that), quite secluded from sense desires, secluded from unwholesome things, having thinking, reflection, and the happiness and rapture born of seclusion, he dwells, having attained the first absorption, and with painful practice, slow deepening of knowledge, and emptiness he contemplates (the nature of) the body in the body, and that which at that time is mindfulness, recollection, Right Mindfulness, the Mindfulness factor of Complete Awakening, the Path factor, and what belongs to the Path - this is said to be ßthe ways of attending to mindfulnessû. (Also) the rest of the things associated with the ways of attending to mindfulness.

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And how does a monk dwell contemplating (the nature of) the feelings in the feelings?

Here a monk, at whatever time, develops the supermundane absorption, which leads on, which goes to decrease (of rebirth), to abandonment of wrong views, to the attainment of the first ground, (where) quite secluded from sense desires, secluded from unwholesome things, having thinking, reflection, and the happiness and rapture born of seclusion, he dwells, having attained the first absorption, and with painful practice and slow deepening of knowledge, and at that time:

there is contact, there is feeling, there is perception, there is intention, there is thought, there is thinking, there is reflection, there is joyful interest, there is happiness, there is one-pointedness,

there is the Faculty of Faith, there is the Faculty of Energy, there is the Faculty of Mindfulness, there is the Faculty of Concentration, there is the Faculty of Wisdom, there is the mind-faculty, there is the joy-faculty, there is the life-faculty,

there is Right View, there is Right Intention, there is Right Endeavour, there is Right Mindfulness, there is Right Concentration, there is the Strength of Faith, there is the Strength of Energy, there is the Strength of Mindfulness, there is the Strength of Concentration, there is the Strength of Wisdom, there is the strength of conscience, there is the strength of shame,

there is no greed, there is no hate, there is no delusion, there is no avarice, there is no ill-will, there is Right View, there is conscience, there is shame,

there is bodily calm, there is mental calm, there is bodily lightness, there is mental lightness, there is bodily plasticity, there is mental plasticity, there is bodily workableness, there is mental workableness, there is bodily proficiency, there is mental proficiency, there is bodily uprightness, there is mental uprightness,

there is mindfulness, there is full awareness, there is calm, there is insight, there is support, there is balance: these are wholesome things.

For one who has produced and developed this supermundane, wholesome absorption, the result (is that), quite secluded from sense desires, secluded from unwholesome things, having thinking, reflection, and the happiness and rapture born of seclusion, he dwells, having attained the first absorption, and with painful practice, slow deepening of knowledge, and emptiness he contemplates (the nature of) the feelings in the feelings and that which at that time is mindfulness, recollection, Right Mindfulness, the Mindfulness factor of Complete Awakening, the Path factor, and what belongs to the Path - this is said to be ßthe ways of attending to mindfulnessû. (Also) the rest of the things associated with the ways of attending to mindfulness.

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And how does a monk dwell contemplating (the nature of) the mind in the mind?

Here a monk, at whatever time, develops the supermundane absorption, which leads on, which goes to decrease (of rebirth), to abandonment of wrong views, to the attainment of the first ground, (where) quite secluded from sense desires, secluded from unwholesome things, having thinking, reflection, and the happiness and rapture born of seclusion, he dwells, having attained the first absorption, and with painful practice and slow deepening of knowledge, and at that time:

there is contact, there is feeling, there is perception, there is intention, there is thought, there is thinking, there is reflection, there is joyful interest, there is happiness, there is one-pointedness,

there is the Faculty of Faith, there is the Faculty of Energy, there is the Faculty of Mindfulness, there is the Faculty of Concentration, there is the Faculty of Wisdom, there is the mind-faculty, there is the joy-faculty, there is the life-faculty,

there is Right View, there is Right Intention, there is Right Endeavour, there is Right Mindfulness, there is Right Concentration, there is the Strength of Faith, there is the Strength of Energy, there is the Strength of Mindfulness, there is the Strength of Concentration, there is the Strength of Wisdom, there is the strength of conscience, there is the strength of shame,

there is no greed, there is no hate, there is no delusion, there is no avarice, there is no ill-will, there is Right View, there is conscience, there is shame,

there is bodily calm, there is mental calm, there is bodily lightness, there is mental lightness, there is bodily plasticity, there is mental plasticity, there is bodily workableness, there is mental workableness, there is bodily proficiency, there is mental proficiency, there is bodily uprightness, there is mental uprightness,

there is mindfulness, there is full awareness, there is calm, there is insight, there is support, there is balance: these are wholesome things.

For one who has produced and developed this supermundane, wholesome absorption, the result (is that), quite secluded from sense desires, secluded from unwholesome things, having thinking, reflection, and the happiness and rapture born of seclusion, he dwells, having attained the first absorption, and with painful practice, slow deepening of knowledge, and emptiness he contemplates (the nature of) the mind in the mind and that which at that time is mindfulness, recollection, Right Mindfulness, the Mindfulness factor of Complete Awakening, the Path factor, and what belongs to the Path - this is said to be ßthe ways of attending to mindfulnessû. (Also) the rest of the things associated with the ways of attending to mindfulness.

* * *

And how does a monk dwell contemplating (the nature of) things in (various) things?

Here a monk, at whatever time, develops the supermundane absorption, which leads on, which goes to decrease (of rebirth), to abandonment of wrong views, to the attainment of the first ground, (where) quite secluded from sense desires, secluded from unwholesome things, having thinking, reflection, and the happiness and rapture born of seclusion, he dwells, having attained the first absorption, and with painful practice and slow deepening of knowledge, and at that time:

there is contact, there is feeling, there is perception, there is intention, there is thought, there is thinking, there is reflection, there is joyful interest, there is happiness, there is one-pointedness,

there is the Faculty of Faith, there is the Faculty of Energy, there is the Faculty of Mindfulness, there is the Faculty of Concentration, there is the Faculty of Wisdom, there is the mind-faculty, there is the joy-faculty, there is the life-faculty,

there is Right View, there is Right Intention, there is Right Endeavour, there is Right Mindfulness, there is Right Concentration, there is the Strength of Faith, there is the Strength of Energy, there is the Strength of Mindfulness, there is the Strength of Concentration, there is the Strength of Wisdom, there is the strength of conscience, there is the strength of shame,

there is no greed, there is no hate, there is no delusion, there is no avarice, there is no ill-will, there is Right View, there is conscience, there is shame,

there is bodily calm, there is mental calm, there is bodily lightness, there is mental lightness, there is bodily plasticity, there is mental plasticity, there is bodily workableness, there is mental workableness, there is bodily proficiency, there is mental proficiency, there is bodily uprightness, there is mental uprightness,

there is mindfulness, there is full awareness, there is calm, there is insight, there is support, there is balance: these are wholesome things.

For one who has produced and developed this supermundane, wholesome absorption, the result (is that), quite secluded from sense desires, secluded from unwholesome things, having thinking, reflection, and the happiness and rapture born of seclusion, he dwells, having attained the first absorption, and with painful practice, slow deepening of knowledge, and emptiness he contemplates (the nature of) things in (various) things and that which at that time is mindfulness, recollection, Right Mindfulness, the Mindfulness factor of Complete Awakening, the Path factor, and what belongs to the Path - this is said to be ßthe ways of attending to mindfulnessû. (Also) the rest of the things associated with the ways of attending to mindfulness.

* * *

What herein are the ways of attending to mindfulness?

Here a monk, at whatever time, develops the supermundane absorption, which leads on, which goes to decrease (of rebirth), to abandonment of wrong views, to the attainment of the first ground, (where) quite secluded from sense desires, secluded from unwholesome things, having thinking, reflection, and the happiness and rapture born of seclusion, he dwells, having attained the first absorption, and with painful practice and slow deepening of knowledge, and at that time:

there is contact, there is feeling, there is perception, there is intention, there is thought, there is thinking, there is reflection, there is joyful interest, there is happiness, there is one-pointedness,

there is the Faculty of Faith, there is the Faculty of Energy, there is the Faculty of Mindfulness, there is the Faculty of Concentration, there is the Faculty of Wisdom, there is the mind-faculty, there is the joy-faculty, there is the life-faculty,

there is Right View, there is Right Intention, there is Right Endeavour, there is Right Mindfulness, there is Right Concentration, there is the Strength of Faith, there is the Strength of Energy, there is the Strength of Mindfulness, there is the Strength of Concentration, there is the Strength of Wisdom, there is the strength of conscience, there is the strength of shame,

there is no greed, there is no hate, there is no delusion, there is no avarice, there is no ill-will, there is Right View, there is conscience, there is shame,

there is bodily calm, there is mental calm, there is bodily lightness, there is mental lightness, there is bodily plasticity, there is mental plasticity, there is bodily workableness, there is mental workableness, there is bodily proficiency, there is mental proficiency, there is bodily uprightness, there is mental uprightness,

there is mindfulness, there is full awareness, there is calm, there is insight, there is support, there is balance: these are wholesome things.

For one who has produced and developed this supermundane, wholesome absorption, the result (is that), quite secluded from sense desires, secluded from unwholesome things, having thinking, reflection, and the happiness and rapture born of seclusion, he dwells, having attained the first absorption, and with painful practice and slow deepening of knowledge he contemplates emptiness, and that which at that time is mindfulness, recollection, Right Mindfulness, the Mindfulness factor of Complete Awakening, the Path factor, and what belongs to the Path - this is said to be ßthe ways of attending to mindfulnessû. (Also) the rest of the things associated with the ways of attending to mindfulness.

The Section Derived from the Abstract Teaching