Parent:: [[Satipatthana|Satipaṭṭhāna]] Related:: [[Anapanassati|Ānāpānassati]] # Kāyagatāsati (Mindfulness of the Body) ![[MN119 Kāyagatāsatisutta#^4-postures]] ## Preparing the Body & Mind ![[MN10 Satipaṭṭhānasutta#^aranna-etc]] ## Restraint the senses using Kāyagatāsati ![[SN35.247 Chappāṇakopamasutta#^tie-up-6-animals]] ## Kāyagatāsati is the only friend :) ![[Thag17.3 Ānandattheragāthā#^kayagatasati-only-friend]] ## Suttas - [[MN119 Kāyagatāsatisutta]] - [[SN35.247 Chappāṇakopamasutta]] - [[SN47.20 Janapadakalyāṇīsutta]] - You should maintain mindfulness of body as if holding a **bowl of oil** and if it spills, your head will get chopped off right there #simile/buddha