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    Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
    Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
    Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
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    Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening

    By Joseph Goldstein

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    The mind contains the seeds of its own awakening—seeds that we can cultivate to bring forth the fruits of a life lived consciously. With Mindfulness, Joseph Goldstein shares the wisdom of his four decades of teaching and practice in a book that will serve as a lifelong companion for anyone committed to mindful living and the realization of inner freedom.

    Goldstein's source teaching is the Satipatthana Sutta, the Buddha's legendary discourse on the four foundations of mindfulness that became the basis for the many types of Vipassana (or insight meditation) found today. Exquisite in detail yet wholly accessible and relevant for the modern student, Mindfulness takes us through a profound study of:

    • Ardency, clear knowing, mindfulness, and concentration—how to develop these four qualities of mind essential for walking the path wisely
    • The Satipatthana refrain—how deeply contemplating the four foundations of mindfulness opens us to bare knowing and continuity of mindfulness
    • Mindfulness of the body, including the breath, postures, activities, and physical characteristics
    • Mindfulness of feelings—how the experience of our sense perceptions influences our inner and outer worlds
    • Mindfulness of mind—learning to recognize skillful and unskillful states of mind and thought
    • Mindfulness of dhammas (or categories of experience), including the Five Hindrances, the Six Sense Spheres, the Seven Factors of Awakening, and much more

    "There is a wealth of meaning and nuance in the experience of mindfulness that can enrich our lives in unimagined ways," writes Goldstein. In Mindfulness you have the tools to mine these riches for yourself.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSounds True
    Release dateNov 1, 2013
    ISBN9781622030651
    Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
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    Joseph Goldstein

    Joseph Goldstein is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, where he is one of the resident guiding teachers. He is the author of The Experience of Insight and Insight Meditation and has coauthored books with both Sharon Salzberg and Jack Kornfield. He has studied and practiced meditation since 1967 under the guidance of eminent teachers from India, Burma, and Tibet. He lectures and leads retreats around the world.

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