Who among us does not want to discern right from wrong and useful from useless in any situation? Thirty years ago--long before the modern mindfulness movement--Eric Harrison began teaching meditation as a secular, science-based therapy. Paradoxically, he rooted his practice in the Buddha's original teaching: the
Satipatthana Sutta.
The 13 steps in the
Sutta offer readers the
full benefits of mindfulness: attention, good judgment, and tranquility. Now--informed by a lifetime spent teaching tens of thousands to meditate--Harrison offers both a new translation of the
Sutta (the first in modern English) and lucid guidance on how to apply it today.