For the past several decades, a growing flood of books, articles, and teachings has advanced theories about the practice of mindfulness which are highly questionable and—for anyone hoping to realize the end of suffering—seriously misleading. The main aim of this book is to show that the practice of mindfulness is most fruitful when informed by the Buddha’s own definition of right mindfulness and his explanations of its role on the path.
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Table of Contents Titlepage 2 Copyright 3 Abbreviations 5 Introduction 6 PART ONE 13 CHAPTER ONE 13 Mindfulness the Gatekeeper 13 A. RIGHT VIEW, RIGHT MINDFULNESS, RIGHT EFFORT 18 B. THE GOVERNING PRINCIPLE 25 C. RIGHT MINDFULNESS & RIGHT CONCENTRATION 28 D. MINDFULNESS, JHĀNA, & RELEASE 35 CHAPTER TWO 39 The Lessons of Fabrication 39 CHAPTER THREE 55 Experience Is Purposeful 55 CHAPTER FOUR 79 The Burden of Bare Attention 79 PART TWO 90 CHAPTER FIVE 90 Mindfulness of Reading 90 CHAPTER SIX 98 The Structure of Breath Meditation 98 CHAPTER SEVEN 114 Fleshing out the Four Tetrads 114 PART THREE 155 CHAPTER EIGHT 155 A Slice of Mindfulness 155 CHAPTER NINE 161 A Structure for Ardency 161 A. BODY 165 B. FEELINGS 174 C. MIND 180 D. MENTAL QUALITIES 184 E. FOUR IN ONE 199 CHAPTER TEN 204 Why 204 APPENDIX ONE 208 MAJJHIMA NIKĀYA 118 208 The Ānāpānasati Sutta 208 A. MINDFULNESS OF IN-&-OUT BREATHING 210 B. THE FOUR ESTABLISHINGS OF MINDFULNESS 211 C. THE SEVEN FACTORS FOR AWAKENING 213 D. CLEAR KNOWING & RELEASE 214 APPENDIX TWO 215 DIGHA NIKAYA 22 215 The Mahā Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta 215 A. BODY 215 B. FEELINGS 219 C. MIND 220 D. MENTAL QUALITIES 221 E. CONCLUSION 229 APPENDIX THREE 230 Jhāna & Right Concentration 230 Glossary 244
