Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening Paperback – 1 Mar. 2016

Purchased this together with Meditation Kit by Goldstein. Both books are very clear and helpful will keep as a reference book to dip into as and when. Each reading brings up different aspects and I shall return to this again. The theme is in vogue now, but before the market was swamped I wanted some information to compliment the unabridged Dhammapada and I have found it beneficial.

If I were to have only book it would be this as it is so so good....clear, understandable. I have been meditating for eight years and been through a lot of books. It has even made me think of going on a retreat lead by him..

I came upon Joseph Goldstein in my First Lockdown meditation project! He and his fellow meditator Sharon Salzburg ran their first online retreat - we were all doing something new together. I have ranged far and wide in the year or so since then and I find myself again back at the feet of Jospeh. I can hear the Buddha speak through Joseph as his catalyst.

Goldstein goes that step further than Analayo in describing the Satipatthana Sutta. Filled with anecdotes and quotes from other sources. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to explore Mindfulness and Buddhism in more detail.

Excellent book, so detailed and full of explanation as well as practice. Has helped deepen my practice

A good modern introduction to a central aspect of Buddhist Practice. Written in a modern style, I have just bought both of the longer Audiobooks.

Cannot recommend highly enough if you want to understand the Satipatthana Sutta. However I still struggle with the belief that there is no self, but you do not have to agree with everything and he does encourage you to investigate it all and to try it - for me it all rings true, apart from giving up the 'self', I am still struggling to let go of it and am still hanging onto mine, but then I am a layman after all!

I haven't finished it yet. So far it's been very helpful and informative, and has helped me in my meditation. I'm a beginner in the practice, though have been around the concepts for a while. It's suitable for me, in giving me sufficient depth and yet requiring no in depth prior knowledge.