The heart of Buddhist meditation (Satipaṭṭhāna);: A handbook of mental training based on the Buddha's way of mindfulness, with an anthology of relevant texts translated from the Pali and Sanskrit

Book divided into three sections. First explains in simple terms the basic Buddhist practices of meditation, through the application of which anyone should be able to develop a state of full mental and spiritual awareness, irrespective of whether or not they subscribe to Buddhist philosophy. This is followed by a full translation, with explanatory notes, of The Greater Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness (The Maha-Satipatthana-Sutta), a basic text of what the Buddha taught on the subject. And finally comes a much needed anthology of translations by the author from Pali and Sanskrit sources of further texts dealing with right Mindfulness.