Wisdom State Satipatthana                Satipatthana, or meditation based on mindfulness of four types of objects or foundations, is the type of practice used in most present day meditation systems and was described by the Buddha as follows:                   The four objects, or foundations, of mindfulness referred to are: Body (kaya), feeling (vedana), mind (citta) and mind objects (dhamma).                 To practice Satipatthana is the same as practicing the Eight-Fold Path. Or vice versa: if you practice the Eight-Fold Path you practice Satipatthana and the Eight-Fold Path is the Middle Way. (The Lord Buddha said all Bodhipakkhiyadhamma is the Middle Way.) Satipatthana is the basic structure of Bodhipakkhiyadhamma, which leads to Vipassana wisdom and freedom from suffering.                    There are forty-four Satipatthana objects. Each type can lead to the arahatta path. For example, Ananda became an arahant in kayanupassana, the minor posture. (He was in the process of lying down, when enlightenment occurred).