And how, Monks, does a Monk reside reflecting on the body as a body?

Here a Monk, gone to the forest or to the foot of a tree or to an empty hut, sits down; having folded his legs crosswise, set his body erect, and established mindfulness in front of him, ever mindful he breathes in, mindful he breathes out.

Breathing in long, he understands: I breathe in long; or breathing out long,

he understands: I breathe out long.

Breathing in short, he understands: I breathe in short; or breathing out short, he understands: I breathe out short.

He trains thus: I shall breathe in experiencing the whole body;

he trains thus: I shall breathe out experiencing the whole body.

He trains thus: I shall breathe in calming the bodily sensations;

he trains thus: I shall breathe out calming the bodily sensations.

Just as a skilled turner or his apprentice, then making a long turn, understands: I make a long turn; or, when making a short turn, understands: I make a short turn; so too, breathing in long, a Monk understands: I breathe in long ... he trains thus: I shall breathe out calming the bodily sensations.

In this way he resides reflecting on the body as a body internally, or he resides reflecting on the body as a body externally, or he resides reflecting on the body as a body both internally and externally. Or else he resides reflecting on the body its arising factors, or he resides reflecting on the body its vanishing factors, or he resides reflecting on the body both its arising and vanishing factors. Or else mindfulness that 'there is a body' is simply established in him to the extent necessary for bare wisdom and mindfulness. And he resides independent, not clinging to anything in the world.