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Perspectives on Satipatthana Bhikkhu Analayo
Publisher: Windhorse Publications

Then there is the horse or our motivational systems. You have a carriage, which is the body. Mindfulness becomes a tool to assist at a religion than more of a philosophy. Jan 14, 2013 - Western culture, particularly contemporary American culture, tends to avoid or ignore the call to change one's world view (not scientific) but looks to these practices as isolated forms of self-improvement. He abides contemplating mind-objects ( dhamma) internally, or..contemplating mind-objects externally, or..contemplating mind-objects both internally and externally. You also have “Hmmm…that is interesting because there are Buddhist practices—vipassana, Zen, Satipatthana, and certain vajrayana practices—that bring me down into the body where awareness is less conceptual and more somatic. Jun 7, 2010 - So the approach differs from the 'true self' perspective in that it is these dynamic elements of self - moods, energies and inclinations - that occupy the focus of Buddhist introspection rather than a quest for a unitary picture of 'this is what I am. Apr 30, 2014 - From my point of view, the soul directs the ego. Aug 6, 2012 - The Satipatthana Sutta and the Mahasatipatthana Sutta explain how to practice mindfulness using points other than the breath as objects of meditation (the body, sensations, the mind, etc.) Of the original 13 schools of Buddhism, Theravada . I'm also coming around to the point of view that it doesn't make any sense either that he would reject metaphysical speculation on one hand and then go on and on about rebirth. Starting with “The Miracle of Mindfulness” by Thich Nhat Hanh, is a great introductory text, then you can read Satipatthana Analayo, “The Direct Path to Realization”( on the 4 Foundations). In fact, in that space I connect with the power and vastness I describe as God.