I have heard that on one occasion the blessed one was staying in the kuru country. Satipatthana sutta discourse on the foundations of mindfulness. The satipatthana sutta is one of the most important early buddhist sacred writings. I finished a goenka satipatthana course last month and it was such a positive experience, i wanted to post some notes that could possibly be useful or relevant to someone. Yes, i meant maha satipatthana sutta thank you for the correction. Satipatthana pali is often translated as foundation of mindfulness, which gives the impression that it refers to an object of meditation. Mahasatipatthana sutta, dn 22 great western vehicle.
Satipahana is the establishment or arousing of mindfulness, as part of the buddhist practices leading to detachment and liberation traditionally, mindfulness is thought to be applied to four domains, constantly watching sensory experience in order to prevent the arising of cravings which would power future experience into rebirths, namely mindfulness of the body, feelingssensations. Body breathing also see the anapanasati sutta postures walking, standing, sitting, lying. The publication costs of this book was borne by the. Now there is a town of the kurus called kammasadhamma. This impression is reinforced when you see the four satipatthanas listed as body, feelings, mind and mental qualities but if you look at the early buddhist texts, you find that satipatthana is a process, a way of establishing upatthana. And how, bhikkhus, does a bhikkhu dwell observing kaya in kaya. This section has detailed descriptions of various sections of the maha satipatthana sutta.
Senior assistant teacher brett morris conducted the course last september and answered the following questions. Maha satipattana sutta chanted by ven dr omalpe sobhita maha thero duration. Ways of attending to mindfulness edited and translated by anandajoti bhikkhu november 2005 2nd revised version, october 2011 2555 there are three versions of this text published on the website. Fortunately for you, there are two excellent scholarly translations of these texts, the former in nanamoli and bodhis middle length discourses of the buddha and the latter in maurice walshes long discourses of the buddha. May 17, 20 yes, i meant maha satipatthana sutta thank you for the correction. Discourse on the four establishments of mindfulness plum village. Majjhima nikaya 10 satipatthana sutta frames of reference.
The satipahana sutta mentions these special types of mindfulness and also the. The satipahana sutta and its application to modern life. Fortunately for you, there are two excellent scholarly translations of these texts, the former in nanamoli and bodhis middle length discourses of the buddha and. Try to practise all the different sections from time to time as they are all useful, but in the beginning start with something simple such as being mindful while walking see iriyapatha pabba, or the mindfulness of in and out. It is a refrain that occurs thirteen different times in the discourse, following each of the specific meditation instructions pertaining to the four foundations of mindfulness. I learned a lot from this wonderful book and highly recommend it to both experienced. Dec 21, 2014 satipatthana sutta discourse on the foundations of mindfulness. It is just a collection of meditations without any instructions. Aug 19, 2012 maha satipatthana sutta has been translated into the greater discourse on steadfast mindfulness or the great discourse on the establishing awareness. The satipatthana sutta, the discourse on the foundations of mindfulness, is generally regarded as the canonical buddhist text with the fullest. His book reads like a practice manual for meditators.
If you post an ex act on a forum, post a link to the appropriate page. It is acknowledged as the most important sutta that the buddha taught in the burmese theravada buddhism and it provides a means for practicing mindfulness in a variety of contexts. Mahasatipannhana sutta the greater discourse on steadfast mindfulness translated by u jotika and u dhamminda 2. The word satipatthana is the name for an approach to meditation aimed at establishing sati, or mindfulness. Buddhistdoor global your doorway to the world of buddhism. Mobile deutsche telekom ag thought that its market potential was limited to business users that needed a cellular phone because they did not have much time and had to use such. Pdf ebooks can be read on any ebook reader which can display pdf files, and on computers. Hence much of the sutta which was passed on in verbal form as memorised storiesteachings were passed down via ananda or shariputra.
The satipatthana sutta is an important discourse in the pali canon 1. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The satipatthana sutta mn 10 and the mahasatipatthana sutta dn 22 are essentially the same. Satipatthana sutta discourse on the foundations of. The satipahana sutta,1 as you know, deals with the fourfold development of a very great quality of the mind, viz. It is this version which is translated in the present publication. When surveying the different exercises listed in the satipannhanasutta, however, it is not immediately evident how to develop a form of practice. Ive sat the course as well crystal, we were given books to study but had to return them on completion of the course. The discourse on the foundations of mindfulness, the satipatthana sutta, is the tenth discourse of the middle length collection majjhima nikaya of the discourses of the enlightened one. Satipatthana sutta foundations of mindfulness translated by thanissaro bhikkhu i have heard that on one occasion the blessed one was staying in the kuru country. Buddhism, offering us a detailed textual study of the satipaiihana sutta, the founda tional buddhist discourse on meditation practice.
The mahayana chinese version of the scriptures contains a similar version of the satipatthana sutta, as well. The term sati is related to the verb sarati, to remember or to keep in mind. Use your voice for kindness, your ears for compassion, your hands for charity, your mind for truth, and your heart for love. Accurate translation of satipatthana sutta stack exchange. Chanting by dr omalpe sobhita thero addeddate 20120927 11. A handbook by bro james ong this book is given to you as a dhamma gift. The discourse on the foundations of mindfulness, the satipahana sutta, is the tenth discourse of the middle length collection majjhima nikaya of the discourses of the 1 an exhaustive exposition of the four noble truths is found in the word of the buddha by nyanatiloka mahathera. In the satipatthana sutta, majjhima nikaya 10, the buddha identifies four foundations of mindfulness or frames of reference, on which he contemplates or focusses after leaving behind the wordly life. The repetition of the phrases contemplating the body in the body, feelings in feelings, etc. The more one gets mental concentration the more the strong inhalation and exhalation will calm down. This book contains mahasatipatthana sutta along with its translation, explanation and commentary by mr.
Joseph goldstein guides us through the satipatthana sutta, based. His clarity of style, nuanced observations, and depth of analysis opens many new doors of understanding. Bear with me as i use some key pali words, because it is important to understand them correctly. You may not use this pdf file on your own web site, nor for commercial dis ibution. Analayo has done a superb job of elucidating this core teaching of the buddha. The satipatthana sutta satipahana sutta is one of the 152 suttas found in the middle length discourses of the buddha translated by bhikkhu na. This year the course is being offered in the spring on march 26april 4. It is the meditation method that can fully realize the eightfold nobles path. Sutta so that you can see why it is acknowledged as the most important sutta that the buddha taught. We continue to recite the sutta and to try to understand it in relation to the practice. The buddha covered all aspects that one could possibly encounter in practice body, feelings, mind and reality objects which includes the 5 hindrances, 5 aggre. This book is ideal for vipassana meditators and research scholars interested in the buddhas teaching. Maha satipattana sutta chanted by ven dr omalpe sobhita maha thero.
Ways of attending to mindfulness ancient buddhist texts. These are then further broken down into the following sections and subsections. Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu, having gone to the forest or having gone at the root of a tree or having gone to an empty room, sits down folding the legs crosswise, setting kaya upright, and setting sati parimukha. The great frames of reference, by thanissaro bhikkhu is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercial 4. Mahasatipatthana sutta in hindi vipassana mahasatipattana sutta translation and notes. In the pali text society pts edition of the canon, this text. Applying the mind to repulsiveness appears in the mindfulness related to the body discourse, but there it is in a sequence with the others as listed above. Satipatthana is a pali word, and here points to the satipatthana sutta four foundations of mindfulness that the buddha taught as the direct path to enlightenment. Often translated as the four foundations of mindfulness, the satipatthana sutta contains the buddhas instructions on establishing mindfulness. Satipahana sutta structure, which explains the basic layout of this long sutta.
This editor has chosen to translate it as the four cornerstones of mindfulness simply because any builder knows a house or building only has one foundation, however a house with the style of architecture that is common in the west will have at least 4 corners. K sri dhammananda nayaka maha thera and all other departed ones. No special effort is necessary to calm down the strong inhalation and exhalation. The way of mindfulness the satipatthana sutta and its commentary addeddate 20100904 04. Mar 10, 2017 satipatthana sutta by s lokajit thero barua tube. The pali fragment contains the descriptions of buddhist meditational practices, written originally on palm leaves. I have an awful memory and have a hard time finding goenka literature on the internet. What is the difference between satipatthana and vipassana. Mahasatipatthana sutta the great discourse on the four fold establishment of mindfulness dhammanupassana establishment of mindfulness on 5 hindrances. Maha satipatthana sutta buddhas most important teaching pdf. Maha satipatthana sutta has been translated into the greater discourse on steadfast mindfulness or the great discourse on the establishing awareness.
It is then a simple matter to include the rest of the material in. You can start with any of the four fields of kayanupassana, vedananupassana, cittanupassana, or dhammanupassana and with any. In the pali canon, the satipahana sutta is the tenth discourse in the majjhima nikaya mn 10. The following is more of a precis than a translation. Anapanasati is mentioned in the satipatthana sutta as the 1st meditation object of the body kayanupassana 1st foundation of mindfulness. Its questionable whether the satipatthana sutta was really by the buddha or just a later addition. U dhamminda practise in accordance with this mahasatipatthana sutta so that you can see why it is acknowledged as the most important sutta. Oct 19, 2018 satipatthana pali is often translated as foundation of mindfulness, which gives the impression that it refers to an object of meditation. In postcanonical pali literature, the classic commentary on the satipahana sutta as well as for the entire majjhima nikaya is found in buddhaghosas papancasudani bullitt, 2002.
Buddhist text and a widely studied foundational discourse of the. Before going into the sutta and its teachings, there are a few things we must understand first, we will take a look at what the word mindfulness really means. Printing, 20 pages satipatthana sutta discourses records the flow of the quiet waterway known as old father thames, describing the english landscape through which it passes and events which have made history on the river. The method is also known as the vipassana meditation. On one occasion the blessed one was living in the kuru country. In this sutta, the buddha identifies four references for establishing mindfulness satipatthana.
This impression is reinforced when you see the four satipatthanas listed as body, feelings, mind and mental qualities. Nov 12, 20 there is an element of the satipatthana sutta that stands out by virtue of the frequency of its repetition. The mahasatipatthana sutta, the great discourse on the 4 fold establishments of mindfulness is considered one of the most important discourses of the buddha. Insight meditation teacher joseph goldstein examines a key teaching from the satipatthana sutta, the buddhas discourse on the four foundations of mindfulness, which he called the direct path to liberation the simple, although not always easy, practices of vipassana are all rooted in one important discourse of the buddha. They had more chance to memorise these teachings than many others, heard them more often than many others and hence were the definitive source for much of the oral tradition that proceeded the pali cannon.
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