Download or read book Beyond Mindfulness in Plain English written by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countless people world wide have made Mindfulness in Plain English a beloved and bestselling classic in almost a dozen languages. Now after nearly two decades, Bhante helps meditators of every stripe take their mindfulness practice to the next level - helping them go, in a word, beyond mindfulness. In the same warm, clear, and friendly voice, Bhante introduces the reader to what have been known for centuries as the ''jhanas'' - deeply calm, joyous, and powerful states of meditation that, when explored with the clearly presented tools in this book, lead to life of insight and unshakeable peace.