The Blessed Buddha once
said: I will teach you the origination and passing
away of the
objects of the
Four
Foundations of Awareness. Listen to that:
Appearance of
Nutriment
produces emergence
of Body.
Disappearance of
Nutriment
produces passing away of Body.
Appearance of
Contact
produces emergence of
Feeling.
Disappearance of
Contact
produces passing away of Feeling.
Appearance of
Name-&-form
produces
emergence of Mind.
Disappearance of
Name-&-form
produces passing away of Mind.
Appearance of
Attention produces emergence
of Phenomena.
Disappearance of
Attention produces passing away of Phenomena.
Therefore: Considering,
contemplating, analyzing, and always recollecting:
Body merely as transient forms grown on
& out of Food;
Feeling only as passing emotions arised from Contact;
Mind just as changing moods emerged from Naming-&-Forming; &
Phenomena as momentary mental states created by Attention...
repeatedly, thoroughly, and completely,
is called initiating & developing the
Four Foundations
of Awareness, which - in itself - is the mental treasure
par excellence, leading steadily and straight to the
Deathless Element...
Deep, deep, subtle and
somewhat enigmatic is this profound classification!
Source of reference (edited extract):
The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha.
Samyutta Nikāya.
Book [V:
184-5] 47 The Foundations of Awareness: 42 Origination..
Details On 4 Foundations
of Awareness (Sati):
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/What_is_Right_Awareness.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Awareness_Sati.htm
Everything has a Cause: Conditioned
Origination & Cessation:
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Caused_by_What.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Cohesive_Co-Origination.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Collapsible_Co-Cessation.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Causes_of_Emergence.htm
