"This is the only way, bhikkhus,
for the purification of beings,
for the overcoming of sorrow and lamentation,
for the disapperance of pain and grief,
for the realization the Noble Path,
for realization of Nibbana, namely,
the Four Foundations of Mindfulness."

 

 

~ Mahasatipatthana Sutta, Digha Nikaya 22 ~