Friends:

A Simple and Easy Way to Continuous Awareness:

Friends, this highly advantageous praxis can be undertaken by anyone,
at any time, all day long, in all situations, and at all locations! Therefore
Do it! Repeat it!, & Remember it!:

When walking, one understands: 'I am walking..'
When standing, one knows: 'I am standing..'
If sitting, one notes: 'I am sitting down now..'
While lying down, one reflects: 'I am lying down..'

When moving forward or returning, one clearly comprehends exactly that..
When looking forward or away, one clearly comprehends exactly that..
When bending or extending a limb, one clearly comprehends exactly that..
When dressing or carrying things, one clearly comprehends exactly that..
When eating, drinking, & chewing, one clearly comprehends exactly that..
When defecating and urinating, one clearly comprehends exactly that..
When walking, standing & sitting, one clearly comprehends exactly that..
When falling asleep and waking up, one clearly comprehends exactly that..
When talking and dwelling in silence, one clearly comprehends exactly that..

Rational & alert attention is thus the cause of clear comprehension.
When Continuous Awareness is established it prevents all mistakes
and their painful after-effects. In this way do clear comprehension
lead to loss of frustration & gain of satisfaction! Correctly cultivated,
and made much of, this praxis will be all beings welfare and happiness
for a long, long time... since clear comprehension purifies the purpose,
the suitability, the domain, and the unconfused focus of any activity!

Source: The Exhaustive Speeches by the Buddha. Digha Nikaya 22
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/digha/dn22.htm
http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=25103l
 

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Updated: 13 April 2008 http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Clear_Comprehension.htm