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The four fundamentals of mindfulness are a discourse on mindfulness, and are the foundation of Buddhist doctrine.

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The Four Fundamentals of Mindfulness - List

Sometimes called the foundations of mindfulness, in this early concise discourse, the Satipatthana (which means the establishment of mindfulness or presence of mindfulness), is outlaid what many believe to be the essence of the path to freedom, mindfulness meditation. The four foundations of mindfulness, or four fundamentals of mindfulness, play a key role among the Thirty seven Factors of Enlightenment along with the four supreme endeavours, the four miraculous feet, the five strengths, the five faculties, the seven means to enlightenment and the noble eightfold path, and are thought to aid the elimination of the five hinderances.
Dwell contemplating the body in the body, clearly comprehending, unified, with concentrated one pointed mind, in order to know the body as it really is. Dwell contemplating feeling in feelings in order to know feelings as they really are. Dwell contemplating mind in mind in order to know mind as it really is. Dwell contemplating dhamma in dhammas in order to know dhammas as they really are.
These are listed in the Digha Nikaya and Majjhima Nikaya Buddhist scripture, the first and second of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the three baskets that compose the Pali Tipitaka of Buddhism.

The Four Fundamentals of Mindfulness

Remembering that the body is composed of many parts helps us to look at ourselves not as myself, but simply as a physical form like all other physical forms. Like all forms, the body comes into being, remains present for a time, and then passes away. Since it experiences injury, illness, and death, the body is unsatisfactory as a source of lasting happiness you need to look elsewhere.
Dwell exertive, clearly knowing, mindful, observing the body in the body, removing covetousness and displeasure in the world.

02. Mindfulness of feelings. (Pali: vedana sati).

There are three types of feelings, pleasant feelings, unpleasant feelings, and neutral feelings. Each type is one feeling in the mental awareness that we call feelings. At any given moment we are able to notice only one type. When a pleasant feeling is present, neither a painful feeling nor a neutral feeling is present. The same is true of an unpleasant or neutral feeling.
Dwell exertive, clearly knowing, mindful, observing feelings in the feelings, removing covetousness and displeasure in the world;

03. Mindfulness of the mind. (Pali: citta sati).

Consciousness arises from ⁸moment to moment on the basis of information coming to us from the senses, what we see, hear, smell, taste, and touch and from internal mental states, such as memories, imaginings, and daydreams. We are not though our mind.
Dwell exertive, clearly knowing, mindful, observing the mind in the mind, removing covetousness and displeasure in the world;

04. Mindfulness of principles, or phenomena (Pali: dhamma sati).

The answers we seek are within us. The cause of this existence, i.e. the builder of our house is within us. We are subject to birth, growth, decay, death, sickness, sorrow, lamentation, and defilement no one outside our self can free us from this suffering. So search within.
Dwell exertive, clearly knowing, mindful, observing dharmas in the dharmas, removing covetousness and displeasure in the world.

Synonyms/tags: Satispatthana Sutta,4 foundations of mindfulness




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