Four Foundations of Mindfulness Meditation

Foundations of Mindfulness, also called Satipatthan in Pali, consist of:

1. Mindfulness of Bodies-In-Bodies
2. Mindfulness of Feelings-In-Feelings
3. Mindfulness of Minds-In-Minds
4. Mindfulness of Dhammas-In-Dhammas

Lord Buddha said, “Whoever practices these four Satipatthana for seven years can expect either immediate Arahantship or the state of Non-returner (Anagami). ... Forget seven years, whoever practices these four Satipatthana for seven months, can expect either Arahantship or Non-Returner status. ... Forget seven months, whoever practices these four Satipatthana ...for only seven days can expect one of two results: Arahantship in this very existence or the state of Non-Returner (Anagami). Thus, the four Satipatthana are the one-way highway to the purification of the minds of beings, for overcoming sorrow and lamentation, for the cessation of physical and mental pain, for the attainment of the Noble Path, and for the realization of Nirvana.