Publisher's Synopsis
An essential compilation of teachings on insight meditation by renowned vipassana originator and master Mahasi Sayadaw, this thorough manual will enlighten meditation and mindfulness practitioners of all levels and walks of life. It presents the systematic vipassana method based on the four foundations of attention, aimed at the gradual purification of the mind and conduct from attachment, aversion, and ignorance. It culminates with a dissection of the stages of insight knowledge that can ultimately lead to Nibbana, or illumination.
