The Other Mindfulness Meditations

[Christopherxx]

Hi guys,

As I noted in my search for some advanced commentaries/texts I am trying to broaden my practice.

Is anyone familar with literary works that deal with Kayagatasati (mindfulness of the body); Maranassati (mindfulness of death) and the other sutta mentioned mindfulnesses <---- haha that is probably not a word .

I am hoping for detailed texts like one finds in the Satipatthana and Anapanasati contexts.

Thanks guys!

(((No mentioning access to insight, I am looking for commentary or detailed works))).

Advanced works are all the better (Advanced in the sense of dealing with the subject in it's "fullness" and "breadth")).

[LonesomeYogurt]

Read Satipatthana by the Venerable Anayalo. It's a great study.

[Christopherxx]

Thanks Yogurt I am aware of the text.

I was wondering if these "subjects" where discussed in depth outside of that book including all relevant sutta material.

I may be misremembering his work but it deals from that sutta's exposition am I correct? (frames of reference).

[Alex123]

The best that I know are the corresponding sections found in Visuddhimagga.

[Christopherxx]

Hmm sure seems there are only a few of those high level texts.

Maybe it's just one of those things where most of the classic texts have not been translated out of pali and the scholarly work in religious studies departments is in the western direction of judeo-christian/islam.

what a shame.

[Nyana]

Hmm sure seems there are only a few of those high level texts.

Maybe it's just one of those things where most of the classic texts have not been translated out of pali and the scholarly work in religious studies departments is in the western direction of judeo-christian/islam.

what a shame.

Enough of the major Pāli treatises have been translated into English, but most of them primarily deal with issues other than practical meditation instructions. With regard to you initial question, as Alex has already mentioned, the most complete presentation of practice instructions on each of those meditation subjects is found in the Visuddhimagga. Another interesting little text which deals with the contemplations from the Girimānanda Sutta is The Girimānanda Sutta: Ten Contemplations with the Commentary from the Sāratthasamuccaya.

[Christopherxx]

Ñāṇa Thank you for your reply.

I have been following your posts and this is exactly what I was looking for.

Maybe I could discuss some sources with you to expand my knowledge in the classical/orthodox tradition.

With Metta,

Your friend