Touching the Infinite Exploring a Fresh Perspective on the Buddha's Four Foundations in Paperback

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Item Weight: 12.2 Oz Item Height: 0.7 in Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, Philosophy Intended Audience: General/trade Publication Year: 2017 Topic: Buddhism / Theravada, Mindfulness & Meditation, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Buddhist Format: Trade Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Pages Language: English Item Length: 8.4 in Book Title: Touching the Infinite : a New Perspective on the Buddha's Four Foundations of Mindfulness Author: Rodney Smith ISBN: 9781611805024 Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated Item Width: 5.6 in Type: book Narrative Type: book gtin13: 9781611805024

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An Insight Meditation teacher explores the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, an essential teaching that transcends all Buddhist traditions and provides a path to true liberation

Awakening manifests through the application of mindfulness to four areas: body, feelings, mind, and dharmas. Buddhists of all the traditions share this foundational principle, which is defined in the Satipatthana Sutta and has been expounded upon since the time of the Buddha himself. 
 
In Touching the Infinite, Rodney Smith guides readers through the Four Foundations to provide a solid understanding of the teaching. He goes on to challenge us to hold this teaching up against our own experience—and in doing so, to discover the inherent interconnection of all Four Foundations. They are a sequential path that reveal the true nature of things, leading the practitioner to the perception of the formless and then back to daily life infused with that great freedom. The Four Foundations of Mindfulness thus serve as a road map for any genuine spiritual path.