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Tonight, I like to continue with the investigation of the Saty Petana Suta, using Venerable Analeo's book, Satipitana, the direct path to realization,

as the basic framework just for exploring both the structure and the range of meanings found in the

Suta. We talked last week about the basic definition of Satipitana, that is the four abidings of mindfulness,

and the particular mental qualities which the Buddha repeated several times as being necessary

for this path of awakening necessary for liberation.

The refrain was a Bicco-abides ardent, clearly knowing and mindful, free from desires and discontents with regard to the world.

So we discussed what it means to practice with order and with clear comprehension.

This evening continue with the exploration of the third quality, the Buddha mentioned, and one which in some way is central

to this entire suta, Biku abides ardent clearly knowing and mindful.

Mindfulness.

This is the English translation of the Polly word sate. It really has a central place in every Buddhist

tradition. It's mindfulness or sati which makes any spiritual undertaking possible.

I'd like to read, call it an ode to mindfulness.

This was, you know, in the Tibetan tradition,

often people, the great Lamas,

there are spontaneous darma songs, which just arise in their mind.

So this was a spontaneous darma song to mindfulness by Neoshal Ken Rinpache, one of the great Zochen masters.

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