Venerable Anuruddha teaches that the four kinds of mindfulness meditation—regarding body, feelings, mind, and principles—are the noble path to the complete ending of suffering when undertaken with keen awareness.
“Imesañca panāhaṁ, āvuso, catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharāmī”ti.
Cuddasamaṁ.
Dutiyo vaggo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Mahābhiññaṁ iddhi dibbaṁ,
Cetopariyaṁ ṭhānaṁ kammaṁ;
Sabbatthadhātudhimutti,
Indriyaṁ jhānaṁ tisso vijjāti.
Anuruddhasaṁyuttaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Imesañca panāhaṁ, āvuso, catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharāmī”ti.
“… And it’s because of developing and cultivating these four kinds of mindfulness meditation that I realized the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom in this very life. And I live having realized it with my own insight due to the ending of defilements.”
Cuddasamaṁ.
Dutiyo vaggo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Mahābhiññaṁ iddhi dibbaṁ,
Cetopariyaṁ ṭhānaṁ kammaṁ;
Sabbatthadhātudhimutti,
Indriyaṁ jhānaṁ tisso vijjāti.
Anuruddhasaṁyuttaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.
The Linked Discourses with Anuruddha, the eighth section.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026