I recently reread ‘Mindfulness in plain English’ by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana.

I remember reading it for the first time and thinking that it did not give me a lot of new information on the topic that I was interested in: developing mindfulness during my every day life activities. It was also during the time that I did not really fix my meditation practice.

Since then, I decided on indeed using Vipassana (mindfulness meditation) as my main meditation practice. And now I could read the book in a completely new mindset. One of true interest in the topic.

The book is aimed at beginners, but it is jam packed with useful information. It is very dense. It is not the kind of book where things are repeated for the convenience of the reader. No, if you want to get the most out of ‘Mindfulness in plain English’, you will have to read it, and then reread it. And I guess, then, reread it again.

in ‘Mindfulness in plain English’, Bhante introduces two kinds of meditation: the formal sitting meditation and the meditation in daily life. He calls the former the tool and the latter the tool. Unfortunately, this is not emphasized very strongly. And I think that this is indeed the purpose of all meditation: becoming mindful during ALL activities.

I’d like to conclude with recommending the book especially for the many tips, which, you will also find elsewhere, but this book you can download it for free at UrbanDharma

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