{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn47.35/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn47.35","id":"suttacentral_sn47.35","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn47.35/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At S\u0101vatth\u012b. \u201cMendicants, a mendicant should live mindful and aware. This is my instruction to you. And how is a mendicant mindful? It\u2019s when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body\u2014keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. They meditate observing an aspect of feelings \u2026 mind \u2026 principles\u2014keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. That\u2019s how a mendicant is mindful. And how is a mendicant aware? It\u2019s when a mendicant knows feelings as they arise, as they remain, and as they go away. They know thoughts as they arise, as they remain, and as they go away. They know perceptions as they arise, as they remain, and as they go away. That\u2019s how a mendicant is aware. A mendicant should live mindful and aware. This is my instruction to you.\u201d","title":"Mindful","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":143}