Saɱyutta Nikāya
5. Mahā-Vagga
52. Anuruddha Saɱyutta
1. Raho-Gata Vagga

Sutta 10

Bāḷha-Gilāya or Gihīnaya or Gilāna Suttaɱ

Illness

Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Proofed against and modified in accordance with the revised edition at dhammatalks.org
Provenance, terms and conditons

 

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[1][pts] I have heard that on one occasion Ven. Anuruddha was staying near Sāvatthī 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 (mental) dwelling 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 establishings of mindfulness, 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 and of itself — ardent, alert, and mindful — subduing greed and distress with reference to the world.

I remain focused on feelings in and of themselves... mind in and of itself... mental qualities in and of themselves — ardent, alert, and mindful — subduing greed and distress with reference to the world.

When I dwell with my mind well-established in these four establishings of mindfulness, the pains that have arisen in the body do not invade or remain in the mind."

 

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Of Related Interest:

MN 36;
MN 146;
SN 1:38;
SN 22:88;
SN 36:6;
SN 46:14;
AN 10:60;
Thag 5:8