dn18:26.1 That is the topic on which the divinity Sanaṅkumāra spoke.
dn18:26.2 And having spoken about that, he addressed the gods of the thirty-three:
dn18:26.3.0 8. Mindfulness Meditation
dn18:26.4 “What do the good gods of the thirty-three think? How well described by the Buddha are the four kinds of mindfulness meditation! They are taught for achieving what is skillful.
dn18:26.5 What four?
dn18:26.6 It’s when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body internally—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
dn18:26.7 As they meditate in this way, they become rightly immersed in that, and rightly serene.
dn18:26.8 Then they give rise to knowledge and vision of other people’s bodies externally.
dn18:26.9 They meditate observing an aspect of feelings internally …
dn18:26.10 Then they give rise to knowledge and vision of other people’s feelings externally.
dn18:26.11 They meditate observing an aspect of the mind internally …
dn18:26.12 Then they give rise to knowledge and vision of other people’s minds externally.
dn18:26.13 They meditate observing an aspect of principles internally—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
dn18:26.14 As they meditate in this way, they become rightly immersed in that, and rightly serene.
dn18:26.15 Then they give rise to knowledge and vision of other people’s principles externally.
dn18:26.16 These are the four kinds of mindfulness meditation taught by the Buddha for achieving what is skillful.”



