Satipatthana Sutta Study

MIND / MIND STATES

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[MIND or MIND STATES]

"And how, monks,
does s/he in regard to the mind abide contemplating the mind?

"Here s/he knows a lustful mind to be 'lustful',
and a mind without lust to be 'without lust';

s/he knows an angry mind to be 'angry',
and a mind without anger to be 'without anger';

s/he knows a deluded mind to be 'deluded',
and a mind without delusion to be 'without delusion';

s/he knows a contracted mind to be 'contracted',
and a distracted mind to be 'distracted';

s/he knows a great mind to be 'great',
and a narrow mind to be 'narrow';

s/he knows a surpassable mind to be 'surpassable',
and an unsurpassable mind to be 'unsurpassable';

s/he knows a concentrated mind to be 'concentrated',
and an unconcentrated mind to be 'unconcentrated';

s/he knows a liberated mind to be 'liberated',
and an unliberated mind to be 'unliberated.'


[REFRAIN]

"In this way,
in regard the mind/mind states s/he abides contemplating the mind internally,
or s/he abides contemplating the mind externally,
or s/he abides contemplating the mind both internally and externally.

S/He abides contemplating the nature of arising in regard to the mind/mind states,
or s/he abides contemplating the nature of passing away in regard to the mind,
or s/he abides contemplating the nature of both arising and passing away in regard to the mind.

Mindfulness that 'there is mind'
is established in him/her
to the extent necessary for
bare knowledge
and continuous mindfulness.

And s/he abides independent,
not clinging to anything in the world.
"That too is how in regard to the mind/mind states s/he abides contemplating the mind/mind states.

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Satipatthana Sutta Study - © 2005 Mary Rees
Sutta text modified from translation by Analayo. Please see his original translation and excellent commentary: Satipatthana : The Direct Path to Realization. Birmingham, UK: Windhorse Publications, 2003.