This set of slides is from the Satipatthana Workshop conducted by Venerable Aggacitta at Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary between July 26-29, 2012. Permission is given to redistribute without any modifications, for non-commercial purposes only.

1. Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta
Study with Meditation
Workshop Part 1.2
Summary & Conclusion
● Body Parts, Elements & Corpses
● Contemplation of Vedanā
● Contemplation of Citta
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2. Body Parts, Elements & Corpses
1) The idea that vipassanā objects must only be
“ultimate realities” contradicts the vipassanā
refrain for body parts and corpses
2) Contemplation of elements can be either
conceptual or experiential as “ultimate
realities”
3) Contemplation of body parts & corpses can
help to reduce lust
4) Contemplation of corpses can also reduce
conceit and give a sense of urgency
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3. Contemplation of Vedanā
1) Vedanā is the very basic experience of pain,
pleasure or neither pain nor pleasure
2) Emotions are composite feelings involving
thoughts, mental states and bodily sensations
3) Vedanā can be mental or bodily and occurs in
all types of consciousness (viññāṇa)
4) According to the Abhidhamma, the 4 sense
consciousness has only neutral feeling, that of
the body has either pain or pleasure and that
of the mind has any one of the three 3

4. Contemplation of Citta
1) Citta here refers to the mental state
2) Citta in other contexts may have different
connotations
3) Citta, mano and viññāṇa are three Pāli terms
used to refer to the mind, intellect/mind-organ
and consciousness respectively
4) Contemplation of citta is to be differentiated
from contemplation of mano and viññāṇa
mentioned in dhammānupassanā
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