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The Heart of Buddhist Meditation: Satipatthna : A Handbook of Mental Training Based on the Buddha's Way of Mindfulness, With an Anthology of Relevant Texts Translated from the Pali and By NyanaponikaNyanaponika A. Thera ( Weiser Books )
Release Date: 1973-06
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 Stolen from a true teacher ( uniqueinfo )
This work was stolen from "Billy" Eduard Albert Meier. Billy wrote this first draft in 1948.(Spiritual Training through Attentivness). It was read and copied and sent out to other monks. Because knowone had never heard of Billy, they copied the work as thier own. Two more drafts were writen by Billy Meier and they too were copied. Learn the truth about Billy at [...] or read the details at [...]
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 Required Reading ( milarepabooks )
This book should be required reading for anyone serious about meditation, particularly Buddhist meditation. All Buddhist meditation practice has Theravadin teachings as its foundation and this book does a very nice job of explaining these teachings and practices using ample citations from various Buddhist scriptures.
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THE MUST HAVE BOOK FOR MEDITATOR !
This book contains the essential teaching of The Buddha specially about mindfulness, the explanation is not complicated, easy to undestand and strike to the point.I read a lot about meditation and most of them had this book as a reference I wonder why, but after I've done with this one I know why and I'm sure that the author (Ven. Nyanaponika Thera) is a High Level Thera so that if someone buy this book, someone will NEVER REGRET !
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Important for personal conduct ( erodin )
It is rare to find a book which presents the essence of the Buddha's teaching in a clear and concise outline. Although the book was published for the first time in 1962 the first paragraph of the first chapter shows the reader that one is confronted with an eternal truth.
Unless we recognize that the causes of war, and especially the one we are currently engaged in, reside in the human mind and are based on greed, hatred and delusion to which one might add fear, we will simply continue in the same rut and will pile ever growing disasters upon ourselves.
The author explains not only what is meant by right mindfulness but also demonstrates its uses for every day life. This is not a religious treatise but a practical guide to overcome the mentioned four factors which create havoc with our lives and prevent mental growth.
This is not a book to be read once and put back on the shelf. It should become a constant companion and each sentence deserves to be pondered because with growing life experiences new meanings will emerge.
The book can be strongly recommended to anyone, regardless of religious or political affiliation, who is interested in understanding the vagaries of one's own mind and what to do about them.
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 Good topic, difficult style ( millerjay4 )
I started off very enthusiastic with this book. However, my enthusisam fell page by page. I literally had to force myself through some sections. The subject matter is not the problem. The issue I had was with the writing style, which I found to be too unclear and difficult to comprehend. Many times I'd read a sentence and say "what?" Basically, I felt like I had to wade through words to get the point. I give the book 3 stars because the subject is important and there was much valuable information in the book, including a collection of scriptures on mindfulness. However, I would advise someone wanting to learn about Buddhist meditation and mindfulness to read Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante G. If you want, buy both books and see what you think for yourself. I personally found Mindfulness in Plain English much more clear and helpful.
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