The Chapter on Mindfulness Meditation
AN 9.63 Weaknesses in Training and Mindfulness Meditation Sikkhādubbalyasutta
"Mendicants, there are these five weaknesses when you're training. What five? Killing living creatures, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, and consuming beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants. These are the five weaknesses when you're training.
To give up these five weaknesses in your training you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. What four? It's when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body---keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. They meditate observing an aspect of feelings ... They meditate observing an aspect of the mind ... They meditate observing an aspect of principles---keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. To give up those five weaknesses in your training you should develop these four kinds of mindfulness meditation."
AN 9.64 Hindrances Nīvaraṇasutta
"Mendicants, there are these five hindrances. What five? Sensual desire, ill will, dullness and drowsiness, restlessness and remorse, and doubt. These are the five hindrances.
To give up these five hindrances you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. What four? It's when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body---keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. They meditate observing an aspect of feelings ... They meditate observing an aspect of the mind ... They meditate observing an aspect of principles---keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. To give up those five hindrances you should develop these four kinds of mindfulness meditation."
AN 9.65 Kinds of Sensual Stimulation Kāmaguṇasutta
"Mendicants, there are these five kinds of sensual stimulation. What five? Sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. Sounds known by the ear ... Smells known by the nose ... Tastes known by the tongue ... Touches known by the body, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. These are the five kinds of sensual stimulation.
To give up these five kinds of sensual stimulation you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. ..."
AN 9.66 Grasping Aggregates Upādānakkhandhasutta
"Mendicants, there are these five grasping aggregates. What five? The grasping aggregates of form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness. These are the five grasping aggregates.
To give up these five grasping aggregates you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. ..."
AN 9.67 Lower Fetters Orambhāgiyasutta
"Mendicants, there are five lower fetters. What five? Substantialist view, doubt, misapprehension of precepts and observances, sensual desire, and ill will. These are the five lower fetters.
To give up these five lower fetters you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. ..."
AN 9.68 Places of Rebirth Gatisutta
"Mendicants, there are five destinations. What five? Hell, the animal realm, the ghost realm, humanity, and the gods. These are the five destinations.
To give up these five destinations you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. ..."
AN 9.69 Stinginess Macchariyasutta
"Mendicants, there are these five kinds of stinginess. What five? Stinginess with dwellings, families, material things, praise, and the teaching. These are the five kinds of stinginess.
To give up these five kinds of stinginess you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. ..."
AN 9.70 Higher Fetters Uddhambhāgiyasutta
"Mendicants, there are five higher fetters. What five? Desire for rebirth in the realm of luminous form, desire for rebirth in the formless realm, conceit, restlessness, and ignorance. These are the five higher fetters.
To give up these five higher fetters you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. ..."
AN 9.71 Hard-heartedness Cetokhilasutta
"Mendicants, there are five kinds of hard-heartedness. What five? Firstly, a mendicant has doubts about the Teacher. They're uncertain, undecided, and lacking confidence. This being so, their mind doesn't incline toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving. This is the first kind of hard-heartedness.
Furthermore, a mendicant has doubts about the teaching ... the Saṅgha ... the training ... A mendicant is angry and upset with their spiritual companions, resentful and closed off. This being so, their mind doesn't incline toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving. This is the fifth kind of hard-heartedness.
To give up these five kinds of hard-heartedness you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. ..."
AN 9.72 Shackles of the Heart Cetasovinibandhasutta
"Mendicants, there are these five shackles of the heart. What five? Firstly, a mendicant isn't free of greed, desire, fondness, thirst, passion, and craving for sensual pleasures. This being so, their mind doesn't incline toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving. This is the first shackle of the heart.
Furthermore, a mendicant isn't free of greed for the body ... They're not free of greed for form ... They eat as much as they like until their belly is full, then indulge in the pleasures of sleeping, lying down, and drowsing ... They lead the spiritual life wishing to be reborn in one of the orders of gods: 'By this precept or observance or fervent austerity or spiritual life, may I become one of the gods!' This being so, their mind doesn't incline toward keenness, commitment, persistence, and striving. This is the fifth shackle of the heart. These are the five shackles of the heart.
To give up these five shackles of the heart you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. What four? It's when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body---keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. They meditate observing an aspect of feelings ... They meditate observing an aspect of the mind ... They meditate observing an aspect of principles---keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. To give up these five shackles of the heart you should develop these four kinds of mindfulness meditation."