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Continuing with the topic, we move to the fourth satipatthana, here it becomes bizarre, obviously the SS not spoken by the Buddha .

The SS includes various meditation objects in the fourth satipatthana, including the five hindrances.

The SS translators call the fourth "contemplation of mind objects" where in the AS, it is contemplation of supreme truth.

Here, unlike the SS, none of the five aggregate (such as body, feelings, mental states, etc,) are specifically mentioned as the objects of meditation.

This is because the object of meditation is change itself. Impermanence is the object of meditation.

This occurs because at this stage of the practise, the impermanence is happening so fast (but not that fast), that the impermanence is the experience of mind (rather than say the breathe or feeling which is impermanent).

[(13) He trains himself; constantly contemplating impermanence I shall breathe in. He trains himself; constantly contemplating impermanence I shall breathe out.

(14) He trains himself; constantly contemplating fading away I shall breathe in. He trains himself: constantly contemplating fading away I shall breathe out.

(15) He trains himself: constantly contemplating quenching I shall breathe in. He trains himself: constantly contemplating quenching I shall breathe out.

(16) He trains himself: constantly contemplating tossing back I shall breathe in. He trains himself: constantly contemplating tossing back I shall breathe out.

Bhikkhus, this is how Anapanasati that one has developed and made much of has great fruit and great benefit.