Samyutta Nikaya - Anuruddha Samyutta

Samyutta Nikaya - Anuruddha Samyutta

SN 52.10
Gilayana Sutta
Illness
Translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro BhikkhuPTS: S v 302
CDB ii 1757



Source: Transcribed from a file provided by the translator.



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I have heard that on one occasion Ven. Anuruddha was staying near Savatthi in
the Dark Forest — diseased, in pain, severely ill. Then a large number of monks
went to Ven. Anuruddha and on arrival said to him, "What dwelling1 are you
dwelling in so that the pains that have arisen in the body do not invade or
remain in the mind?"
"When I dwell with my mind well-established in the four frames of reference, the
pains that have arisen in the body do not invade or remain in the mind. Which
four? There is the case where I remain focused on the body in & of itself —
ardent, alert, & mindful — putting aside greed & distress with reference to the
world. I remain focused on feelings in & of themselves... mind in & of itself...
mental qualities in & of themselves — ardent, alert, & mindful — putting aside
greed & distress with reference to the world. When I dwell with my mind
well-established in these four frames of reference, the pains that have arisen
in the body do not invade or remain in the mind."



Note
1. I.e., mental dwelling.