← Saṃyutta NikāyaSN52.6Connected Discourses 52.6SuttaCentral (Bhikkhu Sujato translation)Select any verse to keep it — saved passages go to your Dhamma Deck, the same one the app uses.Linked Discourses 52.61. In PrivateAt Thorny Wood (3rd)At Sāketa.Sāriputta said to Anuruddha:“What things has Venerable Anuruddha developed and cultivated to attain great direct knowledge?”“Reverend, I attained great direct knowledge by developing and cultivating the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.What four?I meditate observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.I meditate observing an aspect of feelings …mind …principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.I attained great direct knowledge by developing and cultivating these four kinds of mindfulness meditation.And it’s because of developing and cultivating these four kinds of mindfulness meditation that I directly know the thousandfold galaxy.”