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Mindfulness practice has deep roots in buddhist tradition. Author bhante gunaratana, a renowned meditation master, takes us step by step. Venerable gunaratana is the abbot and the president of the bhavana society, a forest monastery and retreat centre in west virginia, u. At the age of 20 he was given higher ordination in kandy in 1947. Now after nearly two decades, bhante helps meditators of every stripe take their mindfulness practice to the next level helping them go, in a word, beyond mindfulness. Aug 15, 2010 notes from mindfulness in plain english by venerable gunaratana mahathera. Weirdly even if i was struck by how truthful it felt, my interpretation of what the text was trying to convey was pretty off, if not completely.
Four foundations of mindfullness part 1 bhante henepola. Preface in my experience i found that the most effective way to express something in order to make others understand is to use the simplest language. Vipassana insight, clear awareness of exactly what is happening as it happens. Mindfulness is a mindbody practice that has been found to benefit both psychological and physical health.
What is mindfulness the faculty of voluntarily bringing back a wandering attention, over and over again, is the very root of judgment, character, and will. With over a quarter of a million copies sold, mindfulness in plain english is one of the most influential books in the burgeoning field of mindfulness and a timeless classic introduction to. Deeply buried in the mind, there lies a mechanism that accepts what the mind experiences as beautiful and. Born in rural sri lanka, he has been a monk since age 12 and took full ordination at. Since mindfulness in plain english was first published in 1994, it has become one of the bestselling and most influential books in the field of mindfulness. The two combine their expertise for a wellrounded approach to mindful. Using the breath as his primary focus of attention, the meditator applies. States of being that develop first in the mind and can then be experienced as internal worlds andor as worlds on an external level. The text does proceed from the idea that the reader has previously. Mindfulness in plain english by henepola gunaratana. This simply and warmly written, straightforward book is a follow up text to 1996s mindfulness in plain english. Jon kabatzinn mindfulness in plain english was first published in 1994, is one of the bestselling and most influential books in the field of mindfulness. In this excerpt from bhante gunaratanas book four foundations of mindfulness in plain english, the great theravada teacher explains why all practitioners should meditate on the four foundations of mindfulness, at every stage on the buddhist path.
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Nov 25, 2015 hi, this is emerald and welcome to the diamond net. Venerable henepola gunaratana was ordained at the age of 12 as a buddhist monk at a small temple. I read it last spring for the first time, in preparation for spending two months at. Pdf mindfulness in plain english bhante gunaratana. Glossary of buddhist terms prison mindfulness institute. Mindfulness in plain english, bhante gunaratana there are so many gems in the book, mindfulness in plain english. In simple and straightforward language, bhante gunaratana shares the buddhas teachings on mindfulness and how we can use these principles to improve our daily lives, deepen our mindfulness, and move closer to.
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Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read mindfulness in plain english. I read it last spring for the first time, in preparation for spending two months at bhavana society. Also i learned from teaching that the more rigid the language the less effective it is. Special offer 20% off the latest edition the 20th anniversary edition ebook or paperback see below mindfulness in plain english has been on a while now for free download, but the edition i posted years ago was the first edition and is now rather dated. Bhante henepola gunaratana is the founding abbot of the bhavana society. The very process of our observation changes the things we observe. Why bother what meditation isnt what meditation is attitude the practice what to do with your body what to do with your mind structuring your meditation set up exercises dealing with problems dealing with distractions i. Description of the book the four foundations of mindfulness in plain english.
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