Walking "meditation" is one of four postures a bhikkhu need to be watched. Only a bhikkhu can do this, upasakka cannot, since they don't want to do these things mentioned below:
1. when a bhikkhu walks, he maintains his position.
Forms cognizable by the eye are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Sounds cognizable by the ear are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Aromas cognizable by the nose are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Flavors cognizable by the tongue are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Tactile sensations cognizable by the body are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Thoughts cognizable by the mind are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
2. when a bhikkhu stand, he maintains his position.
Forms cognizable by the eye are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Sounds cognizable by the ear are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Aromas cognizable by the nose are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Flavors cognizable by the tongue are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Tactile sensations cognizable by the body are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Thoughts cognizable by the mind are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
3. when a bhikkhu sitting, he maintains his position.
Forms cognizable by the eye are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Sounds cognizable by the ear are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Aromas cognizable by the nose are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Flavors cognizable by the tongue are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Tactile sensations cognizable by the body are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Thoughts cognizable by the mind are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
4. when a bhikkhu lies down, he maintains his position.
Forms cognizable by the eye are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Sounds cognizable by the ear are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Aromas cognizable by the nose are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Flavors cognizable by the tongue are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Tactile sensations cognizable by the body are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
Thoughts cognizable by the mind are not belong to him, it is domain of demon.
You should not wander into what is not your proper range. demons gains an opening, demons gains a foothold. And what, for a monk, is not his proper range?
Forms cognizable by the eye.
Sounds cognizable by the ear.
Aromas cognizable by the nose.
Flavors cognizable by the tongue.
Tactile sensations cognizable by the body.
Thoughts cognizable by the mind.
Wander, monks, in what is your proper range, demons gains no opening, demons gains no foothold. And what, for a monk, is his proper range? There is the case where a monk remains focused on the body in & of itself — ardent, alert, & mindful. He remains focused on thoughts, ideas, apperceptions, consciousness. This, for a monk, is his proper range, his own ancestral territory.
4 postures of body (ardent walking, ardent standing, ardent sitting, ardent lying down) are sacred positions of a monk in his way to Liberation.
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