Mahasatipatthana Sutta: The Great Discourse on the Establishing of Awareness

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This is a revised edition of the text in Roman-script Pali with translation into English for the use of participants in a meditation course on the Satipatthana Sutta as taught by S.N-Goenka. In this sutta, the Buddha presented a practical method for developing self-knowledge by means of kayanupassana (observation of the body), vedananupassana (observation of sensations), cittanupassana (observation of the mind), and dhammanupassana (observation of the contents of the mind). Mahsatipatthana Sutta Imprint Vedana in the Practice of Satipatthana The Great Discourse on the Establishing of Awareness 1. Introduction 2. The Observation of Body A. Section on Respiration B. Section on Postures C. Section on Constant Thorough Understanding Of Impermanence D. Section on Reflections on Repulsiveness E. Section on the Reflections on the Material Elements F. Section on the Nine Charnel-ground Observations 3. The Observation of Sensations 4. The Observation of Mind 5. The Observation of Mental Contents A. Section on the Hindrances B. Section on the Aggregates C. Section on the Sense Spheres D. Section on the Factors of Enlightenment E. Section on the Noble Truths Exposition of the Truth of Suffering Exposition of the Truth of the Arising of Suffering Exposition of the Truth of the Cessation of Suffering Exposition of the Truth of the Path 6. The Results of Practising the Establishing Of Awareness Notes Contact Information