Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

Lltte of tre present work would have come about without
the generecus support that | received from my parent, KF
and. Steffens. alo much indebted to Muni Bhi,
Bhikkhu Bodhi, Ainanande Bhidthy, Guetasila.Bhikthu
énoramrita Bhikthe, Ajahn Vipass, Dhammajiva Bhikthu,
Brahmi Birketha, Anandajat ahikthu, Anagarka Sanmutho,
Pro. Lily de Siva, Fro. PD. Mremasir, Gadbin Samararatne,
Dhammacéd Vishvapani, Michael Drummand, and Andrew
Quemyrete for suggestions, comections, inspiration, and
cricir. Ary shortcomings ormisrepresentationsareentirely
donn to my awn isuficert level of medlative practiceand
‘theorettal understanding,

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TRANSLATION OF THE SATIPATTHANASUTTA 3

Chapter 1 GENERALASPECTS OF THEDIAECT PATH 15
1 QVERWIEWOF THESATPATTHANASUTTA 15
2 ASUIVEYTDE THE FOURSA ER HANES 19
3 THENELEVANCEOF EACH SAIIRATTHAWA! ORNEAIVACHON 2
4 THECHARACTEN OF EACH SATPATTAANK 79
5 THE ERPHESSION-DIRECT PATH 27
6 THETTOM samara 2

chapter UL THE“DEFINITION” PART OF THE SATIPATTMANASUTTA. 31
1 CONTEMALATION 22
2 THESIGMFICANCE OF BEING SILIGENT STARE: 34
3 CLEARLY KNGWING SArAEAANA) 39
4 MINDFULNESS AND CLEARKNOPREDGE 40

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4 THRO AMRHIIHION OL St a

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5 CIAAACTURSTICS AND FUNCTIONS OF Ser 5

6 SUI AND CONCENTRATION SANMADE 59
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THERELEVANCEOF CONCENTRATION 65
FREEDOM FRONSCESIRES ANE DISCONTENT 55
CCONCEV RATION. IGHT CONCENTRATION,
AND ABSORITION 70

SBSCROTION AND REALIZATION

THE CORTRIEUTON OF ABSORPTION TO
THEDROGRESS OF INSIGHT.
CALMANDIRS'GHT as

‘THESATPATTHANA "REFRAIN 6
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CONTEMSLATION 9
ALTERNATIVE NTERORETATIONS OF INTERKAL

AND EXTESNALCONTEMP.ATION 95
IMPERMIANENNES 99

DEPENDENT CO-ARISIVG PATCCASAMUPEACA) 108
‘THEPRINCIP:E OF DEPENDENT C2-AMWS NC AND
ITSPRACTICALAPPLICATION is

MERE AWWARERESS AND CLINCING TO NOTHING wt

qHEBoDY 12
‘THE BODY CONTEMOLATIONS. m2
PUSPOSE AND BE\ERTS OF
CONTEMPLATION OF THEROOY 17
MINO-ULNESS OF BREATHING 22

THE ANAMANASANSUI IA 126

POSTURES ANBACTIATICS. 19)
ANATOMICAL PARTS AND ELEMENTS 140
CORPSEIN DECAY AND MEDITATION OVDEATH 14?

FEEUNGS 157
CONTEMPLATION OF=EELINGS ta?
FEE.INGS AND VIEWS (OFFTA, 155,

PLEASANT FEELING ANC THE IMPORTANCE OF JOY 159
LUNPLEASAMTFFFuING 15%

VEUTRAL FEEING 165
chapter YTHE MIND. 69
1 CONTEMPLATION OF THEMIND 132

\YON-REAC IVE AWARENESS OF ONES STATESE MING 471

FOUR-ORSINARY STATES OF WIND. 173

SQURAGHER STATES OF WIND 175

Chapter IN DAAMMAS:THE HINDRANCES 172
1) CONTEMPLATION OF DHAMieS 178

2° CONTEMPLATION OF THERVEHINDRANCES a2

4 THEIMPORTANCEO® RECOGN ZING THE HINDRANCES. 180

CONDITIONS Z0R PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF AHINDRANCE 189

Crapter 1 OMAMMMAS:THE AGGREGATES. 1
1 THEAVEAGGREGATES 107
2. THEHISTORICAL COMTEX” OFTHE TEACH NGOVANATTE. 203
4 EMIVSIGAL SELF AND CONTEMPLATION

OF THEAGGREGATES. 205

4 ARISING ANDPASSING ANY OF THE AGGREGATES. 208

Chapter 1 DHAMIMAS.THESENSE-SPHERES 213
1 THESENSE-SPHERES ANDTHEFECTERS. 28
2 IMEEFHCEPTUML PROCESS. 209
3 COGNINE THATS 223
4 TMGINS'RUCION TE BAIN. 226

Chapter XI DMAMIMAS: THE AWAKENINGFACTORS 231
1 CONTEMPLATION OFTHE AWAKENINGEACTORS 231
2 TECONDITIONAL SEQUENCE OF
THEAWAKENNGFACTORS 221
4 BENERTS OF DEVELO7NC THE AWAKENING FACTORS. 237

Chapter XU DHAMMMAS:THEFOURMOBLE TRUTHS 267
1 HICIMPUCAHIORS OF Cu 200
2 THEFOURNOMLETRUTHS 27
3 CONTEMPLATION OF THEFOURNOMLETRUCHS 345