[840] And how, bhikkhus, does a bhikkhu, developing the four establishments of mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna), cultivating the four establishments of mindfulness, come to slant toward Nibbāna, slope toward Nibbāna, incline toward Nibbāna? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu dwells contemplating the body in the body (kāyānupassī), ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, having removed covetousness and grief regarding the world. In feelings (vedanā) … in the mind (citta) … in dhammas he dwells contemplating dhammas, ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, having removed covetousness and grief regarding the world. It is in this way, bhikkhus, that a bhikkhu, developing the four establishments of mindfulness, cultivating the four establishments of mindfulness, slants toward Nibbāna, slopes toward Nibbāna, inclines toward Nibbāna. …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.