Mindfulness in Plain English: Revised and Expanded Edition

✍ Scribed by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

• Publisher: Wisdom Publications
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 105
• Edition: 2nd
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

With his distinctive clarity and wit, "Bhante G" takes us step by step through the myths, realities, and benefits of meditation and the practice of mindfulness. We already have the foundation we need to live a more productive and peaceful life — Bhante simply points to each tool of meditation, tells us what it does, and how to make it work. This expanded edition includes the complete text of its bestselling predecessor, as well as a new chapter on the cultivation of loving kindness, an especially important subject in today's world.

✦ Table of Contents

Mindfulness In Plain English......Page 1
Preface......Page 2
About the Author......Page 3
Introduction......Page 4
Meditation: Why Bother?......Page 7
What Meditation Isn't......Page 13
What Meditation Is......Page 20
Attitude......Page 26
The Practice......Page 29
What To Do With Your Body......Page 39
What To Do With Your Mind......Page 42
Structuring Your Meditation......Page 48
Set Up Exercises......Page 53
Dealing With Problems......Page 59
Dealing with Distractions - I......Page 69
Dealing with Distractions - II......Page 73
Mindfulness (Sati)......Page 82
Mindfulness Versus Concentration......Page 89
Meditation In Everyday Life......Page 94
What's In It For You......Page 101
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT......Page 105