Mindfulness of Mind Meditation

Lord Buddha taught Meditation for Mindfulness of Mind as follows. When a mind with greed, anger, delusion, laziness or distraction arises, the bhikkhu knows, that this is a mind with greed, anger, delusion, laziness or distraction. Similarly, when a mind free of greed, anger, delusion, laziness or distraction arises, he knows that this is a mind free of greed, anger, delusion, laziness or distraction. He perceives this both in himself and in others.

When a developed or undeveloped, superior or inferior, concentrated or un-concentrated mind arises, the bhikkhu knows that this is a developed or undeveloped, superior or inferior, concentrated or un-concentrated mind. Similarly, when a mind temporarily free from defilements or not free from defilements arises, he knows that this is a mind temporarily free from defilements or not free from defilements. Thus he dwells perceiving again and again mind as just mind (not mine, not I, not self but just a phenomenon.)  He perceives this both in himself and in others. He dwells perceiving the cause and appearing of mind or the cause and dissolution of mind. He is firmly mindful that only mind exists (not soul, self or I). Mindfulness of mind is just for progressively developing more insight and mindfulness, he remains detached from craving and wrong view, and dwells without clinging to anything in the world. In this way, the bhikkhu dwells perceiving again and again mind as just mind.