Meditations and Talks by Brian McLeod

Aspects of Mindfulness (Satipatthana)

Satipatthana means Aspects of Mindfulness, or Foundations of Mindfulness. The Buddha’s discourse on the Four Aspects of Mindfulness is one of the key texts in the Buddhist tradition.

The attached document provides this text along with a wonderful commentary by Tarchin Hearn.

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The Discourse on Mindfulness of Breathing (Anapanasati Sutta)

One of the most commonly taught meditations is mindfulness of breathing in and breathing out. The attached text is the classic version of this teaching attributed to the Buddha. Translation by Gil Fronsdal.

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