MINDFUL OF THE BODY

GLOSSARY Abhidhamma: The third of the three “baskets” or collections that comprise the Pali Canon, devoted to establishing the precise taxonomy

VII. JHĀNA / DISCERNMENT There is   no jhāna for one with   no discernment, no discernment for one with   no jhāna. But one with   both

VI. MINDFULNESS / JHĀNA Visākha: “Now what is concentration, what qualities are its themes, what qualities are its requisites, and

V. SAMATHA / VIPASSANĀ “These two qualities have a share in clear knowing. Which two? Tranquility [samatha] & insight [vipassanā]. “When tranquility is

IV. THE DISADVANTAGES OF ATTACHMENT TO THE BODY All too soon, this body will lie on the ground cast off,

III. THE ADVANTAGES OF MINDFULNESS IMMERSED IN THE BODY Khitaka: How light my body! Touched by abundant rapture & bliss,

II. MINDFULNESS IMMERSED IN THE BODY Kāyagatā-sati Sutta (Majjhima Nikāya 119) I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed

I. THE CONTEXT “Monks, I lived in refinement, utmost refinement, total refinement. My father even had lotus ponds made in

Mindful of the Body A STUDY GUIDE prepared by Thanissaro Bhikkhu Copyright copyright 2016 ṭhānissaro bhikkhu This work is licensed