3.8.1 What is Right Awareness?1

 

And what, O’ Bhikkhus, is Right Awareness? Here, O’ Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu dwells ardent with awareness and constant thorough understanding of impermanence, observing body in body, having removed craving and aversion towards the world of mind and matter; he dwells ardent with awareness and constant thorough understanding of impermanence, observing sensations in sensations, having removed craving and aversion towards the world of mind and matter; he dwells ardent with awareness and constant thorough understanding of impermanence, observing mind in mind, having removed craving and aversion towards the world of mind and matter; he dwells ardent with awareness and constant thorough understanding of impermanence, observing mental contents in mental contents, having removed craving and aversion towards the world of mind and matter. This, O’ Bhikkhus, is called Right Awareness.

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1. Vibhaṅgasuttaṃ: Vibhaṅga+suttaṃ: classification + sutta

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