The Four Arisings of Mindfulness

[Mark Foote]

"What are their names, and on what streets do they live, I'd like to ride, ride over..."--David Crosby

 

A thing that is unique to all the religious literature of the world is Gautama's characterization of mindfulness as a function of the four arisings of mindfulness:  mindfulness of the body in the body, mindfulness of the feelings in the feelings, mindfulness of the mind in the mind, and mindfulness of the states of mind in the states of mind.

 

How is Zen that?--such a fundamental aspect of Gautama's teaching!

Don't mistake me, I believe Zen is that, just wondering if anyone else does.

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 12:16 AM by Mark Foote

[Lairg]

5 minutes ago, Mark Foote said:

mindfulness of the body in the body, mindfulness of the feelings in the feelings, mindfulness of the mind in the mind, and mindfulness of the states of mind in the states of mind.

 

Often I was left to mind the children.

 

In my view Gautama is saying:

 

- mind (manage) the body and its desires

- mind the emotional desires

- mind the mental processes

- stand above the minding