<p>Most Buddhists don't know what mindfulness is therefore i cannot recall any good books about it except a short talk by Bhikkhu Buddhadasa called <a href="http://dhammatalks.net/Books/Bhikkhu_Buddhadasa_Natural_Cure_for_Spiritual_Disease2.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Use of Dhamma</a>.</p>
<p>Pra Payutto wrote a lengthy book called <a href="https://www.dhammatalks.net/Books3/Payutto_Bhikkhu_Sammasati.htm#Role" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Sammasati:
An Exposition of Right Mindfulness</a> however it contains errors, such as the following:</p>
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<p>It is attentive, as if keeping its eyes on each impression that
passes into consciousness and then <strong>bearing down</strong> on it. When one wishes
to concentrate on a particular object, it <strong>maintains one's attention</strong>
fixedly upon it, not allowing the object to drift away or disappear.
By means of sati, one <strong>keeps placing the mind on the object</strong>, or
<strong>recollecting it</strong>, not allowing oneself to let it slip from the mind.
There is a simile likening it to a pillar, because it is firmly
embedded in its object, or to a gate-keeper, because it watches over
the various sense-doors through which sense-data pass, inspecting all
that enters. <strong>The proximate cause for the arising of sati is a firm and
clear perception of the object</strong> [OMG!], or any of the different sorts of
satipatthana that will be spoken of below.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>I recommend to read the scriptures, namely:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn48/sn48.010.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Indriya-Vibhanga Sutta: Analysis of the Mental Faculties</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://suttacentral.net/sn46.3/en/bodhi" rel="nofollow noreferrer">SN 46.3 - Sila Sutta</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ati/tipitaka/mn/mn.117.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Maha-cattarisaka Sutta: The Great Forty</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ati/tipitaka/an/an07/an07.063.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Nagara Sutta: The Fortress</a>.</li>
</ol>
<p>In summary, &quot;mindfulness&quot; means &quot;<em>to bring to mind (to recollect), to remember &amp; to not forget</em>&quot; to practise the Dhamma teachings. Mindfulness does not mean to observe objects.</p>
<p>This <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpCy9Tb73gw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">video</a> called &quot;Buddhist Meditation: Sati Sampajanna&quot; by Ajahn Jayasāro is reasonably good.</p>

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<p>Most of Thích Nhất Hạnh's books are about mindfulness, as in, what you can do and should do to achieve mindfulness. A popular one in NA is &quot;<a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0553351397" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Peace is Every Step</a>&quot;, but you can just randomly choose one of his books since they are not that different from each other. They share the same message and often use the same set of anecdotes to convey the message. Hạnh tends to employ abstract imagery from nature to make examples, which can be off-putting to people who'd prefer a more concrete approach.</p>

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viptrongproz98
<p>Have you read Satipathana Sutta and Anapanasati Sutta?
Have you watched Goenka's ten-day vipassana video series?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.22.0.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.22.0.than.html</a></p>
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/aeqCeU8Abng" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://youtu.be/aeqCeU8Abng</a></p>

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SarathW
<p>What is your best mindfulness book or documentary? I have experienced Vipassana retreats. I would like to know more about mindfulness.</p>

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I would recommend Ajahn Brahms 'Mindfulness, Bliss and Beyond'...
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Best book or documentary related to mindfulness
# Best book or documentary related to mindfulness

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-03-04)

What is your best mindfulness book or documentary? I have experienced Vipassana retreats. I would like to know more about mindfulness.

**Tags:** vipassana, mindfulness, books

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I would recommend Ajahn Brahms 'Mindfulness, Bliss and Beyond'...  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2021-03-04. Score: 1

Most Buddhists don't know what mindfulness is therefore i cannot recall any good books about it except a short talk by Bhikkhu Buddhadasa called [The Use of Dhamma](http://dhammatalks.net/Books/Bhikkhu_Buddhadasa_Natural_Cure_for_Spiritual_Disease2.htm).

Pra Payutto wrote a lengthy book called [Sammasati:
An Exposition of Right Mindfulness](https://www.dhammatalks.net/Books3/Payutto_Bhikkhu_Sammasati.htm#Role) however it contains errors, such as the following:

> It is attentive, as if keeping its eyes on each impression that
> passes into consciousness and then **bearing down** on it. When one wishes
> to concentrate on a particular object, it **maintains one's attention**
> fixedly upon it, not allowing the object to drift away or disappear.
> By means of sati, one **keeps placing the mind on the object**, or
> **recollecting it**, not allowing oneself to let it slip from the mind.
> There is a simile likening it to a pillar, because it is firmly
> embedded in its object, or to a gate-keeper, because it watches over
> the various sense-doors through which sense-data pass, inspecting all
> that enters. **The proximate cause for the arising of sati is a firm and
> clear perception of the object** [OMG!], or any of the different sorts of
> satipatthana that will be spoken of below.

I recommend to read the scriptures, namely:

1. [Indriya-Vibhanga Sutta: Analysis of the Mental Faculties](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn48/sn48.010.than.html).
2. [SN 46.3 - Sila Sutta](https://suttacentral.net/sn46.3/en/bodhi).
3. [Maha-cattarisaka Sutta: The Great Forty](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ati/tipitaka/mn/mn.117.than.html).
4. [Nagara Sutta: The Fortress](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ati/tipitaka/an/an07/an07.063.than.html).

In summary, "mindfulness" means "*to bring to mind (to recollect), to remember & to not forget*" to practise the Dhamma teachings. Mindfulness does not mean to observe objects.

This [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpCy9Tb73gw) called "Buddhist Meditation: Sati Sampajanna" by Ajahn Jayasāro is reasonably good.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-04-03. Score: 0

Most of Thích Nhất Hạnh's books are about mindfulness, as in, what you can do and should do to achieve mindfulness. A popular one in NA is "[Peace is Every Step](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0553351397)", but you can just randomly choose one of his books since they are not that different from each other. They share the same message and often use the same set of anecdotes to convey the message. Hạnh tends to employ abstract imagery from nature to make examples, which can be off-putting to people who'd prefer a more concrete approach.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-03-04. Score: 0

Have you read Satipathana Sutta and Anapanasati Sutta?
Have you watched Goenka's ten-day vipassana video series?

<https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.22.0.than.html>

<https://youtu.be/aeqCeU8Abng>


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