Heart of Buddhist Meditation A Handbook of Mental Training Based on the Buddha's Way of Mindfulness

Nyanaponika Thera''s "The Heart of Buddhist Meditation" has attained the stature of a modern spiritual classic. Combining deep personal insight with the power of clear exposition, the author guides the reader into the essential principles making uip the Buddha''s Way of Mindfulness. Besides offering a lucid account of the basic practices of insight meditation, the book contains a complete translation of the Great Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness, the Buddha''s own instructions on the practice.