The Four Foundations of Mindfulness in Plain English

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In simple and straightforward language, Bhante Gunaratana shares what the Buddha said about mindfulness in his instructional talks and how we can use these principles to improve our daily lives, deepen our mindfulness, and move closer to our spiritual goals. While this book is based on a classic text, the Satipatthana Sutta, its presentation is thoroughly modern in Bhante's trademark "plain English" style. The practice of contemplating—or as we might say, meditating on—the Four Foundations: mindfulness of the body, feelings, mind, and phenomena themselves, is recommended for people at every stage of the spiritual path. As the Buddha says, everyone—people new to meditation as well as monks and nuns, and even advanced meditator masters who have already reached the goal of liberation from suffering, "should be exhorted, settled, and established in the development of these Four Foundations of Mindfulness." Deeply contemplating, the Four Foundations of