Table of Contents
Preface xi
Introduction xiii
The Four Qualities of Mind
1 Ardency: The Long-Enduring Mind 3
2 Clearly Knowing: Cultivating Clear Comprehension 11
3 Mindfulness: The Gateway to Wisdom 13
4 Concentration: The Collected Nature of Mind 21
The Satipatchana Refrain
5 Contemplating the Four Foundations 27
6 Bare Knowing and Continuity of Mindfulness 35
Mindfulness of the Body
7 Mindfulness of Breathing 45
8 Mindfulness of Postures 55
9 Mindfulness of Activities 61
10 Mindfulness of Physical Characteristics 67
Mindfulness of Feelings
11 Liberation through Feelings 81
12 Worldly and Unworldly Feelings 89
Mindfulness of Mind
13 The Wholesome and Unwholesome Roots of Mind 101
14 The Refrain: On Feelings and Mind 111
Mindfulness of Dhammas-The Five Hindrances
15 Desire 121
16 Aversion 131
17 Sloth and Torpor 141
18 Restlessness and Worry 153
19 Doubt 163
Mindfulness of Dhammas-The Five Aggregates of Clinging
20 Material Elements, Feelings, and Perceptions 171
21 Formations and Consciousness 183
22 Contemplating the Five Aggregates 195
Mindfulness of Dhammas-The Six Sense Spheres
23 How We Experience the World 205
24 The Wheel of Samsara 211
Mindfulness of Dhammas-The Seven Factors of Awakening
25 Mindfulness 225
26 Investigation of Dhammas 233
27 Energy 239
78 Rapture 247
20 Calm 257
30 Concentration 265
31 Equanimity 277
Mindfulness of Dhammas-The Four Noble Truths
32 The First Noble Truth: Dukkha 287
33 The Second Noble Truth: The Cause of Dukkha 299
34 The Third Noble Truth: The Cessation of Dukkha 309
35 The Fourth Noble Truth: The Way Leading to the Cessation of Dukkha 319
Mindfulness of Dhammas-
The Noble Eightfold Path: Wisdom Factors
36 Right View: Worldly Ease 327
37 Right View: Liberation 337
38 Right Thought: Renunciation 345
39 Right Thought: Lovingkindness 353
40 Right Thought: Compassion 361
Mindfulness of Dhammas-
The Noble Eightfold Path: Morality Factors
41 Right Speech 371
42 Right Action and Right Livelihood 379
Mindfulness of Dhammas-
The Noble Eightfold Path: Concentration Factors
43 Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration 391
44 The Realization of Nibbana 401
Appendix A Translation of the Satipatthana Sutta by Analayo 405
Appendix B Glossary 417
Acknowledgments 423
Notes 425
Index 441
About the Author 459