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| Mindfulness in Plain English, Updated and Expanded Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: Bhante H. Gunaratana
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (87 reviews)
Sales Rank: 3647
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0861713214
Dewey Decimal Number: 294.34435
EAN: 9780861713219
ASIN: 0861713214
Publication Date: September 25, 2002
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I LOVE THIS BOOK August 2, 2008
THIS BOOK ENGAGES THE READER. THERE IS ALSO HUMOR IN THE PART ON MEDITATION AND THE INTERFERENCES THAT COME DURING YOUR ATTEMPTS TO MEDITATE THAT MAKE THE BOOK EVEN MORE ENJOYABLE.
A need to own book. June 1, 2008
This Book is another must have. It is (in plain english) a insight meditation manual to help the beginner learn and the experienced meditator to review. There is real world advice and explainations that will greatly help you understand how to learn meditation. Though no book can replace a caring and experienced teacher this book can certainly improve your understanding. Also the Book Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness and The Four Foundations of Mindfullness go hand in hand with this one and I reccomend getting all there in order to have a much wider view of the practice. I am truly thankful to Bhante Henepola Gunaratana for writing such a life changing book.
Very good and very simple! May 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been practicing Vipassana meditation for about 10 years. During this period of time, I read a lot of books and went to a reasonable number of retreats. But I was still missing 'the small picture'. Really. OK, now we are going to get enlightened and all but what do I do during my daily meditation? Concentrate on the breath and that's it? C'mon!
This book takes a very pragmatic approach to meditation. It explains every little detail that you need to know when you sit on the meditation mat. And gives you very good understanding of how concentration and insight work together to get you going in the daily practice.
But to me, this book gave me much more than that. Probably like every practitioner, I've been frustrated by the fact that most of my time on the mat is spent bringing my attention back to the breath from God knows where it was before. But Bhante explains to us that this is exercising your mindfulness! It is the mindfulness that realized you were in the weeds and it is the same mindfulness that brought you back! This gave me a huge motivation to keep practicing at a time when I felt like I was going nowhere.
Then, there are lots of other gems:
- The most important moment of your meditation is when you get up off the mat after you are done meditating.
-Don't bother with the path. Meditation will find its own path.
To summarize, this is the best meditation book I ever read!
Enjoy!
The gold standard March 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you had to choose just one book to read on how to (and why for that matter) practice mindfulness meditation, this would be the one. Certainly read others, but start with and keep coming back to this book.
Looking good so far March 6, 2008
I havent finished the book yet but I feel if I practice the teachings of meditation as offered by the author it will lead to a much more aware and focused life. I really enjoy the way Joseph Goldstein writes and how honest he is about what to expect. So far I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone!
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