The Foundations of Mindfulness How to Cultivate Attention, Good Judgment, and Tranquility

Discover the wisdom of the Buddhas original teachings on mindfulness.Usually translated as The Foundations of Mindfulness, the Satipatthana Suttataken from the 2,500-year-old teachings of the Buddha himselfis 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 latenot least because the common translation, in Victorian English, is virtually indecipherable. So, many modern mindfulness studentsfocused instead on the Zen practice of just sittingrisk missing the benefits of the Buddhas more sophisticated approach.Eric Harrison first translated the Satipatthana Sutta in 1975 and made it the basis of his decades-long teaching career. Now, with a new translation and commentary informed by a lifelong consideration of the Buddhas original teachings, Harrison makes mindfulness more accessible than everto psychologists, teachers, and everyone with a serious interest in the practice looking for deeply informed, sparklingly clear insights and guidance.