sn47.3:1.1 At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
sn47.3:1.2 Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him,
sn47.3:1.3 “Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.”
sn47.3:1.4 “This is exactly how some futile people ask me for something. But when the teaching has been explained they think only of following me around.”
sn47.3:1.5 “Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief! May the Holy One teach me the Dhamma in brief! Hopefully I can understand the meaning of what the Buddha says! Hopefully I can be an heir of the Buddha’s teaching!”
sn47.3:1.6 “Well then, mendicant, you should purify the starting point of skillful qualities.
sn47.3:1.7 What is the starting point of skillful qualities?
sn47.3:1.8 Well purified ethics and correct view.
sn47.3:1.9 When your ethics are well purified and your view is correct, you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation in three ways, depending on and grounded on ethics.