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There is a single line that keeps popping up throughout the Buddha’s most famous discourse on mindfulness.
I listened to the entire thing in its original Pali language to learn more deeply the spirit behind the words. This one line was what most powerfully imprinted itself into my mind.
Atapi sampajjano satima, a refrain of the Satipatthana Sutta is probably the most succinct definition and description of mindfulness in the Buddha’s own words.
In an age of commercialization of mindfulness, the original definition can often get obscured.
This is why elucidating the logic behind these three words helped me so profoundly; and I hope that it can do the same for you.
Atapi: Ardently; With Vigor; Intensely.
The root of this word comes from Sanskrit tap which means heat.
It’s the basis for the concept of tapasya or penance in yoga, which isn’t as scary as it sounds.
It’s merely an increase of the intensity level of our practice so that we are shifted out of our habitual mode, into a more growth-oriented and malleable state of plasticity.
To pursue mindfulness more intensely means to be ready for all the impurity that might come up as a result of it.
This is the entire process of purification; one where impurities arise and pass, just as they would when a piece of iron ore is being heated & refined to produce pure metal.
Without the heat, the practice falls short, and won’t help us reach the depths of profundity taught by the Buddha.
Sampajjano: Completely Understanding; Fully Aware.
The root sam denotes completeness or orderliness. Pajjano refers to a contextual awareness or understanding.
What the Buddha is trying to describe is a mental state where you know exactly what you are supposed to be doing. Continusly.
JaiHind.. 🇮🇳 JaiBharat..
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