Practice · 7 texts · about 65 minutes
Mindfulness Meditation (Satipaṭṭhāna)
The four kinds of mindfulness meditation, from the core discourse to breathing, the body, and the similes that show what steady mindfulness feels like.
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The core instructions: body, feelings, mind and principles (dhammā), each observed keen, aware and mindful.
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Sixteen steps of mindfulness of breathing and how they fulfil all four kinds of mindfulness meditation.
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Mindfulness of the body in daily postures and activities, and the benefits it brings.
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Carrying a bowl filled to the brim with oil past a crowd: an image of undistracted attention.
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The acrobats: looking after yourself and looking after others are the same practice.
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Four ways of developing immersion and what each one leads to.
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The long version, which adds a full analysis of the four noble truths. Read it last.