Chanting for Meditators - Evening Satipaṭṭhāna Chants, Day Fifteen

Kāyānupassanā, Iriyāpathapabbaṁ
Contemplation of the Body, the Section about the Postures

Puna ca paraṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu gacchanto vā “gacchāmī” ti pajānāti;
Moreover, monks, a monk while going knows “I go”;

ṭhito vā “ṭhitomhī” ti pajānāti, nisinno vā “nisinnomhī” ti pajānāti;
or, standing he knows “I am standing”; or, sitting he knows “I am sitting”;

sayāno vā “sayānomhī” ti pajānāti;
or, while lying down he knows “I am lying down”;

yathā yathā vā panassa kāyo paṇihito hoti, tathā tathā naṁ pajānāti.
or, in whatever way his body is disposed, he knows it is (disposed) in that way.

Iti ajjhattaṁ vā kāye kāyānupassī viharati,
Thus he dwells contemplating (the nature of) the body in the body in regard to himself,

bahiddhā vā kāye kāyānupassī viharati,
or he dwells contemplating (the nature of) the body in the body in regard to others,

ajjhattabahiddhā vā kāye kāyānupassī viharati,
or he dwells contemplating (the nature of) the body in the body in regard to himself and in regard to others,

samudayadhammānupassī vā kāyasmiṁ viharati,
or he dwells contemplating the nature of origination in the body,

vayadhammānupassī vā kāyasmiṁ viharati,
or he dwells contemplating the nature of dissolution in the body,

samudayavayadhammānupassī vā kāyasmiṁ viharati,
or he dwells contemplating the nature of origination and dissolution in the body,

“atthi kāyo” ti vā panassa sati paccupaṭṭhitā hoti
or else mindfulness that “there is a body” is established in him

yāvad-eva ñāṇamattāya paṭissatimattāya,
just as far as (is necessary for) a full measure of knowledge and a full measure of mindfulness,

anissito ca viharati, na ca kiñci loke upādiyati.
and he dwells independent, and without being attached to anything in the world.

Evam-pi kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati.
In this way, monks, a monk dwells contemplating (the nature of) the body in the body.

Iriyāpathapabbaṁ Niṭṭhitaṁ
The Section about the Postures is Finished

Kāyānupassanā, Sampajānapabbaṁ
Contemplation of the Body, the Section about Full Awareness

abhikkante paṭikkante sampajānakārī hoti;
in going forwards, in going back, is one who practises with full awareness;

ālokite vilokite sampajānakārī hoti;
in looking ahead, or in looking around, he is one who practises with full awareness;

samiñjite pasārite sampajānakārī hoti;
in bending or in stretching, he is one who practises with full awareness;

saṅghāṭipattacīvaradhāraṇe sampajānakārī hoti;
in bearing his double-robe, bowl, and (other) robes, he is one who practises with full awareness;

asite pīte khāyite sāyite sampajānakārī hoti;
in eating, in drinking, in chewing, in tasting, he is one who practises with full awareness;

uccārapassāvakamme sampajānakārī hoti;
in passing stool and urine, he is one who practises with full awareness;

gate ṭhite nisinne; sutte jāgarite;
in going, in standing, in sitting; in sleeping, in waking; in talking,

bhāsite tuṇhībhāve sampajānakārī hoti.
and in maintaining silence, he is one who practises with full awareness.