7.
The Discourse on Mahākappina
983.
At Sāvatthī.
Now at that time the Venerable Mahākappina was seated not far from the Blessed One, folding his legs crosswise, directing his body upright, having established mindfulness in front of him.
The Blessed One saw the Venerable Mahākappina seated not far away, folding his legs crosswise, directing his body upright, having established mindfulness in front of him.
Having seen them, he addressed the monks -
"Do you see, monks, any movement or trembling of this monk's body?" "Whenever we see that venerable one, venerable sir, whether seated in the midst of the Community or seated alone in a secret place, even then we do not see any movement or trembling of that venerable one's body."
"For one, monks, because of having developed and cultivated which concentration there is neither movement nor trembling of the body, neither movement nor trembling of the mind, that monk, monks, is one who obtains that concentration at will, obtains it without difficulty, obtains it without trouble. And because of having developed and cultivated which concentration, monks, is there neither movement nor trembling of the body, neither movement nor trembling of the mind?
"Because of having developed and cultivated the concentration of mindfulness of breathing, monks, there is neither movement nor trembling of the body, neither movement nor trembling of the mind. And how developed, monks, how cultivated is the concentration of mindfulness of breathing such that there is neither movement nor trembling of the body, neither movement nor trembling of the mind?
"Here, monks, a monk, having gone to the forest, or having gone to the root of a tree, or having gone to an empty house, sits down, folding his legs crosswise, directing his body upright, having established mindfulness in front of him. He, mindful, breathes in; mindful, he breathes out, etc. he trains: 'Observing relinquishment, I shall breathe in'; he trains: 'Observing relinquishment, I shall breathe out.' Thus developed, monks, thus cultivated is the concentration of mindfulness of breathing such that there is neither movement nor trembling of the body, neither movement nor trembling of the mind." The seventh.