Brain Training with the Buddha : Modern Path to Insight Based on the Ancient Foundations of Mindfulness - Eric Harrison

Brain Training with the Buddha

Modern Path to Insight Based on the Ancient Foundations of Mindfulness

Author: Eric Harrison

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

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Published: 18th April 2017

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The essential guide to training your brain for mindfulness—modern, science-based, and with no Buddhism required.

Lifelong meditation teacher Eric Harrison intimately understands the benefits of mindfulness, from improved focus and better judgment to relaxation and inner peace. He’s helped tens of thousands of students to achieve these goals by rooting his practice in the Buddha’s original text on how to meditate and live mindfully: the Satipatthana Sutta.

Brain Training with the Buddha offers a secular perspective on this ancient wisdom that requires no familiarity with Buddhism itself—only openness to the Buddha’s original teachings. Harrison’s translation of this sutta (the first in modern English) comes with guidance for anyone looking to train their mind by applying its thirteen steps to mindful living today.

About the Author

Eric Harrison was born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1949. He graduated from Victoria University with a BA in English literature and music, and started his working life as a schoolteacher and journalist. Between 1974 and 1985 he spent a total of 18 months doing retreats in the Burmese, Tibetan, Zen, and yoga traditions. While he appreciated the opportunities to do long retreats, he found he had no appetite for Buddhism itself.

When Eric opened the Perth Meditation Centre in 1987, he chose to use secular, rational, and science-based language to explain meditation. He later supplemented his knowledge with five years’ study in biology, cognitive science, and Western philosophy. This approach made his work acceptable to the many doctors and psychologists who referred clients to him, and to corporations that have employed him since. He has now taught 30,000 people how to meditate, and his previous six books, including Teach Yourself to Meditate and The 5-Minute Meditator, have been translated into 14 languages.
Industry Reviews
“Brings clear thinking, practical wisdom, and welcome rigor to the widely popular concept of mindfulness.”
Publishers Weekly

“Whatever your particular views and preferences on the subject, [Brain Training With the Buddha] will help you locate them. I also enjoyed Eric's translation of the Satipatthana Sutta for its accessibility.”
Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Happiness

“The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the Buddha’s foundational teachings on mindfulness. This commentary by a staunchly non-Buddhist mindfulness teacher makes for a stimulating and, at times, provocative read.”
David Michie, author of The Dalai Lama’s Cat series and Mindfulness is Better Than Chocolate
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