cultivating [the practice]... or sati (mindfulness), or?? (sedaka sutta)

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cultivating [the practice]... or sati (mindfulness), or?? (sedaka sutta)

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https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn47/sn47.019.olen.html wrote:Just like the assistant Medakathalika said to her master:
"I will look after myself,"
so should you, monks, practice the establishment of mindfulness.
You should (also) practice the establishment of mindfulness (by saying)
"I will look after others."
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn47/sn47.019.than.html wrote:"And how do you watch after others when watching after yourself? Through cultivating [the practice], through developing it, through pursuing it. This is how you watch after others when watching after yourself.
can i get some insight into this passage? :?:
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Hi,
salayatananirodha wrote: Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:10 am can i get some insight into this passage? :?:
You can find explanations of this passage in the previous discussion:
viewtopic.php?t=15485
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