Bibliograph

The foundations of mindfulness, how to cultivate attention, good judgment, and tranquility, Eric Harrison

Type

Label

The foundations of mindfulness, how to cultivate attention, good judgment, and tranquility, Eric Harrison

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The foundations of mindfulness

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

972735935

Responsibility statement

Eric Harrison

Sub title

how to cultivate attention, good judgment, and tranquility

Summary

The Satipatthana Sutta-- taken from the 2,500-year-old teachings of the Buddha himself-- is the original manual on how to meditate and be mindful. One of its recommended practices is the worldwide practice of mindfulness. Harrison has made the Sutta the basis of his teaching career. Now, with a new translation and commentary, he makes mindfulness more accessible than ever

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Some useful terms -- The standard meditation practice -- Anxiety and the overactive mind -- The breath meditation -- The miraculous sigh -- The bodyscan -- Controlling thought -- Why focus on the body? -- To sit or not to sit -- Mindful action -- Open monitoring -- Preface to the translation -- The foundations of mindfulness -- The history of translation -- Sati: the analysis of a word -- How the Sutta works -- Emotion at the atomic level -- Painful emotion -- States of mind -- Optimizing emotion -- Embodied thought -- Attention -- Good judgment -- The scientific evidence -- The story of modern mindfulness -- The modern definition -- Using the language -- Endnotes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the author

Target audience

adult

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