Gelañña Sutta
Samyutta Nikaya
The Sick Ward
(made as close as possible to ancient version with no I making and
understanding body as body only)

On one occasion the Blessed One was staying near
Vesali, in the Great Forest, at the Gabled Pavilion. Then, in the
late afternoon, he left his seclusion and went to the sick ward and
on arrival sat down on a prepared seat. As he was sitting there, he
addressed the monks: "A monk should approach the time of death
mindful & alert. This is our instruction to you all.
"And how is a monk mindful? There is the case where a monk remains
focused on the body in & of itself -- ardent, alert, & mindful --
putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world. He
remains focused on feelings themselves... mind of itself... mental
qualities of themselves -- ardent, alert, & mindful -- putting aside
greed & distress with reference to the world. This is how a monk is
mindful.
"And how is a monk alert? When going forward & returning, he makes
himself fully alert of body position; when looking toward & looking
away, he makes himself fully alert of body position, when bending &
extending his limbs, he makes himself fully alert of body position,
when carrying his outer cloak, his upper robe & his bowl, he makes
himself fully alert of body position, when eating, drinking, chewing,
& savoring he makes himself fully alert of body position, when
urinating & defecating, he makes himself fully alert of body
position, when walking, standing, sitting, falling asleep, waking up,
talking, & remaining silent, he makes himself fully alert about body
position . This is how a monk is alert about body.
"So a monk should approach the time of death mindful & alert. This is
our instruction to you all.
"As a monk is dwelling thus mindful & alert -- heedful, ardent, &
resolute -- a feeling of pleasure arises in him. He discerns that 'A
feeling of pleasure has arisen in this body. It is dependent on a
requisite condition, not independent. Dependent on what? Dependent on
this body. Now, this body is inconstant, fabricated, dependently co-
arisen. Being dependent on a body that is inconstant, fabricated, &
dependently co-arisen, how can this feeling of pleasure that has
arisen be constant?' He remains focused on inconstancy with regard to
the body and to the feeling of pleasure. He remains focused on
dissolution... dispassion... cessation... relinquishment with regard
to the body and to the feeling of pleasure of the body. As he remains
focused on inconstancy... dissolution... dispassion... cessation...
relinquishment with regard to the body and to the feeling of
pleasure, he abandons any passion-obsession with regard to the body
and the feeling of pleasure of the body.
"As he is dwelling thus mindful and alert -- heedful, ardent, and
resolute -- a feeling of pain arises in him. He discerns that 'A
feeling of pain has arisen in this body . It is dependent on a
requisite condition, not independent. Dependent on what? Dependent on
this body. Now, this body is inconstant, fabricated, dependently co-
arisen. Being dependent on a body that is inconstant, fabricated, &
dependently co-arisen, how can this feeling of pain that has arisen
be constant?' He remains focused on inconstancy with regard to the
body & to the feeling of pain. He remains focused on dissolution...
dispassion... cessation... relinquishment with regard to the body &
to the feeling of pain. As he remains focused on inconstancy...
dissolution... dispassion... cessation... relinquishment with regard
to the body and to the feeling of pain, he abandons any pain-feeling-
obsession with regard to the body and the feeling of pain.
(Comprehending it as bodily pain only)
"As he is dwelling thus mindful & alert -- heedful, ardent, &
resolute -- a feeling of neither-pleasure-nor-pain arises, He
discerns that 'A feeling of neither-pleasure-nor-pain has arisen' It
is dependent on a requisite condition, not independent.
Dependent on what? Dependent on this body. Now, this body is
inconstant, fabricated, dependently co-arisen. Being dependent on a
body that is inconstant, fabricated, & dependently co-arisen, how can
this feeling of neither-pleasure-nor-pain that has arisen be
constant?' He remains focused on inconstancy with regard to the body
& to the feeling of neither-pleasure-nor-pain. He remains focused on
dissolution... dispassion... cessation... relinquishment with regard
to the body & to the feeling of neither-pleasure-nor-pain. As he
remains focused on inconstancy... dissolution... dispassion...
cessation... relinquishment with regard to the body & to the feeling
of neither-pleasure-nor-pain, he abandons any ignorance-obsession
with regard to the body & the feeling of neither-pleasure-nor-pain.
"Sensing a feeling of bodily pleasure, he discerns that it is
inconstant, not grasped at, not relished. Sensing a feeling of
pain... Sensing a bodily feeling of neither-pleasure-nor-pain, he
discerns that it is inconstant, not grasped at, not relished. Sensing
a feeling of bodily pleasure, he senses it disjoined from it. Sensing
a feeling of bodily pain... Sensing a bodily feeling of neither-
pleasure-nor-pain, he senses it disjoined from it. When sensing a
feeling limited to the body, he discerns that `This is the feeling
limited to the body.' When sensing a feeling limited to life of the
body, he discerns that 'This is sensing the feeling limited to life
of the body.' He discerns that 'With the break-up of the body, at the
end of life of it, all that was sensed through the body.
"Just as an oil lamp burns in dependence on oil & wick; and from the
termination of the oil & wick -- and from not being provided any
other sustenance -- it goes out unnourished; in the same way, when
sensing a feeling limited to the body, he discerns that 'This is
sensing of feeling limited to the body.' When sensing a feeling
limited to life of the body, he discerns that 'This is a sensing of
feeling limited to life of the body.' He discerns that 'With the
break-up of the body, at the end of life of it, all that was sensed
through the body.