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’ He trains himself: ‘I shall breathe in tranquilizing the bodily formation’; he trains himself: ‘I shall breathe out tranquilizing the bodily formation.’ “Just as, bhikkhus, a skilled turner or a turner’s apprentice, drawing a long pull, knows: ‘I draw a long pull’; drawing a short pull, knows: ‘I draw a short pull’; even so, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu, breathing in a long breath, knows: ‘I breathe in a long breath’; breathing out a long breath, he knows: ‘I breathe out a long breath.’ Breathing in a short breath, he knows: ‘I breathe in a short breath’; breathing out a short breath, he knows: ‘I breathe out a short breath.’ he discerns, ‘I breathe out.’ He trains himself, ‘I shall breathe in experiencing the whole body.’ He trains himself, ‘I shall breathe out experiencing the whole body.’ He trains himself, ‘I shall breathe in tranquilizing the bodily formation.’ He trains himself, ‘I shall breathe out tranquilizing the bodily formation.’ Thus he dwells contemplating the body in the body internally, or he dwells contemplating the body in the body externally, or he dwells contemplating the body in the body internally and externally. Or he dwells contemplating the phenomena of origination in the body, or he dwells contemplating the phenomena of dissolution in the body, or he dwells contemplating the phenomena of origination and dissolution in the body. Or else his mindfulness is established with the thought, ‘There is a body.’ He dwells unattached, and does not cling to anything in the world, just for the sake of knowledge and recollection. In this way, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu dwells contemplating the body in the body. The Section on Breathing is finished. The Section on Postures of Contemplation of the Body 108. “Furthermore, bhikkhus, when a bhikkhu is walking, he discerns, ‘I am walking.’ When standing, he discerns, ‘I am standing.’ When sitting, he discerns, ‘I am sitting.’ When lying down, he discerns, ‘I am lying down.’ Or however his body is disposed, he discerns it accordingly. Thus he dwells contemplating the body in the body internally, or he dwells contemplating the body in the body externally, or he dwells contemplating the body in the body internally and externally. Or he dwells contemplating the phenomena of origination in the body, or he dwells contemplating the phenomena of dissolution in the body, or he dwells contemplating the phenomena of origination and dissolution in the body. Or else his mindfulness is established with the thought, ‘There is a body.’ He dwells unattached, and does not cling to anything in the world, just for the sake of knowledge and recollection. In this way, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu dwells contemplating the body in the body. The Section on Postures is finished. The Section on Clear Comprehension of Contemplation of the Body 109. “Furthermore, bhikkhus, when a bhikkhu goes forward and returns, He is clearly comprehending when going forth and returning, he is clearly comprehending when looking forward and looking around, he is clearly comprehending when bending and stretching, he is clearly comprehending when wearing the outer robe, inner robe, and bowl, he is clearly comprehending when eating, drinking, chewing, and tasting, he is clearly comprehending when defecating and urinating, he is clearly comprehending when walking, standing, sitting, sleeping, waking, speaking, and remaining silent. Thus he dwells contemplating the body in the body internally... ...even so, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu dwells contemplating the body in the body. The section on clear comprehension is finished. Contemplation of the body: Section on reflection on repulsiveness 110. "Furthermore, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu reflects on this very body, from the soles of the feet upwards, from the top of the hair downwards, enclosed by skin, full of various kinds of impurities: 'In this body there are hair, body-hair, nails, teeth, skin, flesh, sinews, bones, bone-marrow, kidneys, heart, liver, diaphragm, spleen, lungs, intestines, intestinal membranes, stomach, excrement, bile, phlegm, pus, blood, sweat, fat, tears, grease, saliva, snot, joint-fluid, urine.' "Just as, bhikkhus, a double-mouthed provision bag, full of various kinds of grain, such as rice, paddy, mung beans, kidney beans, sesame, husked rice. A sharp-eyed man, having untied it, would reflect: 'These are rice, these are paddy, these are mung beans, these are kidney beans, these are sesame, these are husked rice.' Even so, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu reflects on this very body, from the soles of the feet upwards, from the top of the hair downwards, enclosed by skin, full of various kinds of impurities: 'In this body there are hair, body-hair... ...urine.' "Thus he dwells contemplating the body in the body internally... ...even so, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu dwells contemplating the body in the body. The section on reflection on repulsiveness is finished. Contemplation of the body: Section on reflection on elements 111. "Furthermore, bhikkhus, Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu reflects on this very body, however it is placed, however it is disposed, by way of its elements: 'In this body there is the earth element, the water element, the fire element, the air element.' Just as, bhikkhus, a skillful butcher or a butcher's apprentice, having slaughtered a cow, and having divided it into portions at a crossroads, might be seated. Even so, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu reflects on this very body, however it is placed, however it is disposed, by way of its elements: 'In this body there is the earth element, the water element, the fire element, the air element.' Thus he dwells contemplating the body in the body internally... ...Even so, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu dwells contemplating the body in the body. The section on reflection on the elements is finished. Contemplation of the body: The nine charnel ground reflections Furthermore, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu, as if he were to see a body discarded in a charnel ground, one day dead, two days dead, three days dead, bloated, discolored, and festering. He applies this to his own body: 'This body too is of such a nature, will become like that, is not exempt from that.' Thus he dwells contemplating the body in the body internally... ...Even so, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu dwells contemplating the body in the body. Furthermore, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu, as if he were to see a body discarded in a charnel ground, being devoured by crows, or being devoured by kites, or being devoured by vultures, or being devoured by herons, or being devoured by dogs, or being devoured by tigers, or being devoured by leopards, or being devoured by jackals, or being devoured by various kinds of creatures. He applies this to his own body: 'This body too is of such a nature, will become like that, is not exempt from that.' Thus he dwells contemplating the body in the body internally... ...Even so, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu dwells contemplating the body in the body. dwells. Furthermore, monks, a monk, just as if he were to see a body thrown in a charnel ground: a chain of bones with flesh and blood, held together by sinews… a chain of bones smeared with a little flesh and blood, held together by sinews… a chain of bones without flesh and blood, held together by sinews… bones separated from their connections, scattered in all directions: here a hand-bone, there a foot-bone, here an ankle-bone, there a shin-bone, here a thigh-bone, there a hip-bone, here a rib-bone, there a back-bone, here a shoulder-bone, there a neck-bone, here a jaw-bone, there a tooth-bone, here a skull-bone. He applies this to his own body: ‘This body too is of such a nature, it will become like this, it is not exempt from this fate.’ Thus he dwells contemplating the body in the body internally… In this way too, monks, a monk dwells contemplating the body in the body. Furthermore, monks, a monk, just as if he were to see a body thrown in a charnel ground: bones white, resembling a conch shell… bones piled up, more than a year old… bones rotted and crumbled to dust. He applies this to his own body: ‘This body too is of such a nature, it will become like this, it is not exempt from this fate.’ Thus he dwells contemplating the body in the body internally, or contemplating the body in the body externally, or internally Or externally, he dwells contemplating the body in the body. Or he dwells contemplating the nature of arising in the body, Or he dwells contemplating the nature of passing away in the body, Or he dwells contemplating the nature of both arising and passing away in the body. Or else, mindfulness that ‘there is a body’ is established in him. Just enough for knowledge and for recollection, he dwells unattached, And he clings to nothing in the world. Thus, monks, a monk dwells contemplating the body in the body. The section on the nine charnel ground contemplations is finished. The fourteen contemplations of the body are finished. Contemplation of Feelings 113. “And how, monks, does a monk dwell contemplating feelings in feelings? Here, monks, when a monk experiences a pleasant feeling, he understands: ‘I experience a pleasant feeling.’ When he experiences a painful feeling, he understands: ‘I experience a painful feeling.’ When he experiences a neither-pleasant-nor-painful feeling, he understands: ‘I experience a neither-pleasant-nor-painful feeling.’ When he experiences a worldly pleasant feeling, he understands: ‘I experience a worldly pleasant feeling.’ When he experiences an unworldly pleasant feeling, he understands: ‘I experience an unworldly pleasant feeling.’ When he experiences a worldly painful feeling, he understands: ‘I experience a worldly painful feeling.’ When he experiences an unworldly painful feeling, he understands: ‘I experience an unworldly painful feeling.’ When he experiences a worldly neither-pleasant-nor-painful feeling, he understands: ‘I experience a worldly neither-pleasant-nor-painful feeling.’