About this ebook
Introduction to Buddhism 104: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness gives a comprehensive overview of this fundamental Buddhist meditation practice. The Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Mindfulness of Body, Mindfulness of Feelings, Mindfulness of Mind, and Mindfulness of Phenomena) are taught from two perspectives: The Foundational Approach and the Vast & Profound Approach. The text concludes with a discussion of the Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma and how all the different approaches of Buddhism lead to the same goal.
About the author
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche is a widely celebrated Buddhist teacher and the author of Emotional Rescue, Rebel Buddha, and other books. A lover of music, art and urban culture, Rinpoche is a poet, photographer, accomplished calligrapher and visual artist, as well as a prolific author. Rinpoche is the founder, president, and spiritual director of Nalandabodhi, an international community of Buddhist centers.
Rinpoche is acknowledged as one of the foremost scholars and meditation masters of his generation in the Nyingma and Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He is known for his sharp intellect, humor, and easygoing teaching style, for launching the kindness initiative #GoKind and for his outreach to communities internationally.
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