Transformation And Healing: The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness (Buddhims)

This is the sense of ease which accompanies the absence of the mind desiring riches. This is the sense of ease which accompanies the absence of a mind desiring reputation, etc.”

Its intention is not to make us weary of life, but to help us see how precious life is; not to make us pessimistic, but to help us see the impermanent nature of life so that we do not waste our life. If we have the courage to see things as they are, our meditation will have beneficial results. When we see the impermanent nature of things, we apprec

As we breathe, our mind is one with our breath, and we become one with our breath. That is the meaning of “mindfulness of the body in the body.”

We are not aware of the joy of our non-toothache, because we do not practice mindfulness.

The four methods of mindfulness described in the sutra are: (1) mindfulness of the body, (2) mindfulness of the feelings, (3) mindfulness of the mind, and (4) mindfulness of the objects of the mind (Sanskrit: dharmas). In the Establishment known as the body, the practitioner is fully aware of the breath, the positions of the body, the actions of th

We practice sitting meditation to have liberation, peace, and joy, not to become a hero who is capable of enduring a lot of pain.

As we breathe consciously, our breath becomes more regular, and peace and joy arise and become more stable with every moment. Relying on our breathing, we come back to ourselves and are able to restore the oneness of our body and mind. This integration allows us to be in real contact with what is happening in the present moment, which is the essenc

When there is oneness of body and mind, the breathing serves as “harmonizer,” and we realize peace, joy, and ease, the first fruits of meditation practice.

Desire means to be caught in unwholesome longing. Form, sound, smell, taste, and touch are the objects of the five kinds of sense desire, which are desire for money, sex, fame, good food, and sleep. These five categories of desire produce obstacles on the path of practice as well as many kinds of physical and mental suffering.

WE PRACTICE FULL awareness in order to realize liberation, peace, and joy in our everyday lives. Liberation and happiness are linked to each other: if there is liberation, there is happiness, and greater liberation brings greater happiness. We know that if there is liberation, peace and joy exist in the present moment. We do not need to wait ten or