Transformation and Healing: Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness

Transformation and Healing: Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness

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The teachings contained in this The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness are fundamental to the practice of meditation, and constitute the foundation of all mindfulness practice.
The Sutra has been studied, practiced and handed down with special care from generation to generation for 2,500 years. In his commentaries Thich Nhat Hanh guides the reader to an understanding of the fundamental basis of the Buddhist practice and encourages application in daily life.
It describes the four methods of mindfulness: mindfulness of the body, the feelings, the mind, and the object of mind. It teaches how to deal with anger and jealousy, to nurture the best qualities in our children, spouse, and friends, and to greet death with compassion and equanimity.
Three versions of the Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness are presented here, along with Thich Nhat Hanh’s insightful commentary and twenty-three exercises-or contemplations-to aid in the practice of mindfulness in daily life.
Thich Nhat Hanh’s presentation of the sutra is easy to follow making it accessible for novice Buddhist as well as more advanced practitioners. It gives you the basics of breathing and how to use your breathing for meditation and contemplation.
With a new introduction by Thich Nhat Hanh.
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Parallax Press; 2 edition (Sept. 9 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 152 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1888375620
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1888375626
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 kg
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.67 x 1.17 x 20.32 cm
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10 reviews for Transformation and Healing: Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness

  1. Johnny Stork –

    Highly recommended for any mindfulness practitioner.
    Extremely thorough overview of the Four Establishments of Mindfulness. Appendix also includes a comparison of the three main versions or derivations of the Sutra. Easy to follow and even includes many exercises.

  2. Jeff N –

    Good product
    As described

  3. Blue Lavender –

    Five Stars
    Excellent! A must read.

  4. Jean-Paul Khayat –

    Five Stars
    Very insightful teachings from the Master.

  5. Richard Harrold –

    Excellent guidance on mindfulness
    Thich Nhat Hanh’s structure of how he presents and reviews the suttas of the Pali cannon is very easy to follow and broken down into manageable portions. For a novice Buddhist like myself, I find this format very helpful. So many other discussions on the suttas make my head spin!In this text, as in others, the sutta in its entirety is presented in the Therevada translation. He then follows this with a section by section explanation of what the sutta means and how to apply it. The last sections of the book include other translations of the sutta, which are quite interesting because you see how these translations change sometimes the meaning of the sutta.This book is very helpful for beginning meditators as well because it gives you the basics of breathing and how to use your breathing for meditation and contemplation. Once you master one step, the sutta provides you with the next step to take. I am so happy I have found this and the other books by Thich Nhat Hanh. My life is already the better for it.

  6. tom –

    This most critical and wonderful work of early Buddhist teaching is made clear and relevant to everyone in the 21 century by a truly enlightened master. Always keep this book close to hand.

  7. mark –

    Thich Nhat Hanh’s translation of the Sattipatthana Sutta is fantastic. The commentary is very well written and super-helpful for studying the text. Amazing!

  8. MJ Smith –

    This Sutra to vital to anyone wanting to understand how to follow the path of Buddhism. As Thich Nhat Hahn states in the commentary, “This Sutra has been handed down and practiced for over 2500 years. Just reading through the Sutra itself, before reading the commentary, you can see that mindfulness needs to be a part of every aspect of your life from seated meditation, to walking, sitting, smelling, tasting, hearing, touching, and everything you do. Then Thich Nhat Hahn proceeds to succinctly and simply explain the Sutra in a scholarly way and with the voice of a Bodhisattva, clearly and simply breaking it down, explaining what each section means and gives you exercises for how to practice what you are learning.This Sutra is on a par with the Diamond Sutra and Heart Sutra, in terms of it’s profundity and importance for learning how to follow Buddhism. Thich Nhat Hahn lays this book out in such a way that it is easy to follow, easy to read, and helps you not to be overwhelmed with the vast amount of information and instruction this Sutra discusses.

  9. shikkasan –

    四念処教の瞑想の方法について詳しく述べられています。特に後半の解説では、具体的な例を用いて、癒し機序、二元性を超えることそして真の平安を得ることについてわかりやすく述べられています。日本語のお経の解説より親しみやすいと思います。

  10. Liz –

    I am finding Thich Nhat Hanh’s writing life-changing, and this is part of his wonderful collection.

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