Developing sati/mindfulness means having the mindfulness (sati) present in the Satipaṭṭhāna Bhūmi.
- The above is a critical point that most people do not understand.
- The critical feature of the Satipaṭṭhāna Bhūmi is that it is devoid of the ‘kāma saññā.’
- As long as kāma saññā can arise, it is impossible to prevent the mind from getting to the ‘purāna kamma’ stage to automatically generate vitakka/vicara (thoughts with kāma sankappa).
- See “Sandiṭṭhiko – What Does It Mean?” and “Overcoming Kāma Saññā – Satipaṭṭhāna Bhumi or Jhāna.”
