Tripiṭaka Sativagga
Mindfulness Chapter
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“bhante nāgasena, kena atītaṁ cirakataṁ saratī”ti?
“Venerable Nāgasena, how does one remember what was done long ago in the past?”
“Nanu, bhante nāgasena, cittena sarati no satiyā”ti?
“Is it not, Venerable Nāgasena, that one remembers with one’s mind and not with mindfulness?”
“Abhijānāsi nu tvaṁ, mahārāja, kiñcideva karaṇīyaṁ katvā pamuṭṭhan”ti?
“Do you not know personally, your majesty, about some task you have done and have forgotten?”
“Kiṁ nu kho tvaṁ, mahārāja, tasmiṁ samaye acittako ahosī”ti?
“Then were you, your majesty, on that occasion without a mind?”
“Na hi, bhante, sati tasmiṁ samaye nāhosī”ti.
“Certainly not, venerable sir, on that occasion there was no mindfulness.”