Reddit mentions of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening

Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, Joseph Goldstein

http://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-A-Practical-Guide-Awakening/dp/162203063X

It is a diligent explanation of Satipatthana sutta. It is very clearly written and full of wisdom. Has great advice for dealing with hinderances in practice. I would strongly recommend it to anyone who wants to go straight to the source of the teaching and move their practice forward. It's not probably good for absolute beginners.

I'd recommend the Satipatthana Sutta with translation and commentary from Analayo, along with commentary in text and audio by Joseph Goldstein.

i mentioned two other books on another comment here, but also thought of another; mindfulness: a practical guide to awakening by goldstein.

i do believe he covers quite a bit of historical ground and may mention some material that is debatable. regardless, i honestly think this may be the most concise book on the topic of mindfulness. it's the only "way" of living tied to buddhism that i can see works completely without buddhism. hope that makes sense. might be a good read? i've seen this book physically at barnes&noble and although i haven't purchased it yet, it's quite beautiful and insightful.

ive read quite a lot of spiritual books in the last 2 years, but I have become more distracted in the last few months

this is by far the best buddhist book ive ever read (currently in the middle of) and recommend it to everyone

http://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-A-Practical-Guide-Awakening/dp/162203063X

There are a great many Jewish Buddhists. So many that they are known as JewBus (Jew-boos). Joseph Goldstein is quite a well-known and respected Jewish Buddhist, author, and teacher.

His book Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening is worth a read, if you're interested.

Thanks for the reply. That definitely helps clarify what I've experienced, I can't say I fully understand it at the moment but it will be great to know if/when I achieve it again. I'll look into Reggie Ray, there are some concepts in his book that seem really interesting. I'm currently making my way through [this book] (http://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-A-Practical-Guide-Awakening/dp/162203063X) which is providing a lot of insight.

> In particular, the body could perhaps be seen as a kind of inverted fractal image of all of space.

Being interested in Maths, this sounds very interesting, is this something you've read or from your own experiences?

I suggest the Satipatthana Sutta with a practice-oriented commentary. It's probably the most comprehensive sutta.

Here are a couple good ones:

Transformation and Healing: Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness (Thich Nhat Hanh)

Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening (Joseph Goldstein)

Then there's the Anapanasati Sutta, which is also considered to be very authentic and comprehensive. In it the Buddha shows how he used the breath to practice the four establishments of mindfulness to achieve full awakening. Here are a couple good commentaries:

Breathe, You Are Alive: The Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing (Thich Nhat Hanh)


Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation (Larry Rosenberg)