Why the Four Foundations of the Satipatthana covers the Mind (Dhammanupassana and Cittanupassana) , the Body (Kayanupassana) and Feelings (Vedananupassana).
"We have to divide, dissect and disintegrate the entire structure to understand how mind and matter are interrelated. If you work only with the mind and forget the body, you are not practising the Buddha’s teaching. If you work only with the body and forget the mind, again you are not understanding the Buddha properly.
"Anything that arises in the mind turns into matter, into a sensation in the material field. This was the Buddha’s discovery. People forgot this truth, which can only be understood through proper practice. The Buddha said, "Sabbe dhammā vedanā samosaraṇā:, anything that arises in the mind starts flowing as a sensation on the body. (AN 8 83: Kim Mulaka Sutta)"
~ S N Goenka
~ S N Goenka
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