The Foundations of Mindfulness

How to Cultivate Attention, Good Judgment, and Tranquility

By: Eric Harrison

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Hardcover | 1 April 2017 | Edition Number 1

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336 Pages

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A brilliant, new, secular explanation of the Buddha s teachings on mindfulness

Usually translated as The Foundations of Mindfulness, the Satipatthana Sutta taken from the 2,500-year-old teachings of the Buddha himself is the original DIY manual on how to meditate and be mindful. Just a few pages long, with 13 recommended practices, it provides the authority for the worldwide practice of mindfulness. However, this influential text has been neglected of late not least because the common translation, in Victorian English, is virtually indecipherable. So, modern mindfulness students focused instead on the Zen practice of just sitting risk missing the benefits of the Buddha s more sophisticated approach.

In 1975, Eric Harrison retranslated the Satipatthana Sutta and made it the basis of his teaching career. Now, with his new translation and commentary informed by a lifelong consideration of the Buddha s original teachings he makes mindfulness more accessible than ever, particularly to those coming to it not by way of Buddhism or prior meditation practice."

Industry Reviews

"Brings clear thinking, practical wisdom, and welcome rigor to the widely popular concept of mindfulness."--Publishers Weekly

"A deeply engaging book which both Buddhist meditators and secular mindfulness practitioners around the globe will find useful. To help clarify mindfulness, Eric Harrison explores the relationships, overlaps, and divergences between western Buddhist meditation and secular mindfulness. Whatever your particular views and preferences on the subject, TheFoundations of Mindfulness 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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