sn47.9:6.1 And how does a mendicant do this?
sn47.9:6.2 It’s when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
sn47.9:6.3 They meditate observing an aspect of feelings …
sn47.9:6.4 mind …
sn47.9:6.5 principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
sn47.9:6.6 That’s how a mendicant lives with themselves as island and refuge, without other refuge; with the teachings as island and refuge, without other refuge.
sn47.9:6.7 Whether now or after I have passed, any who shall live as their own island, their own refuge, with no other refuge; with the teaching as their island and their refuge, with no other refuge—those mendicants of mine who want to train shall be among the best of the best.”