Satipatthana: The Experience of Mindfulness

Satipatthana — a special meditation technique first proposed by the Buddha and revived in Burma by the Buddhist monk Mahasi Sayadaw, head of the Center in Rangoon, where it is taught to monks and laypeople.
The technique is so effective and at the same time so simple that in fact its extreme simplicity is one of the greatest difficulties for a European — for this method of training the mind does not require any philosophical understanding or any particular religious beliefs…
This book is a story about the attempt to test the impact of a centuries-tested Eastern system on a typically Western mind.