Transformation and Healing: Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness

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Thich Nhat Hanh examines the Buddhist sutra that provides the foundation for all meditation and mindfulness practice—with guidance on its daily applications, plus 23 exercises.

Passed from generation to generation for 2,500, the Satipatthana Sutra—or the Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness—is fundamental to Buddhist meditation and mindfulness practice. In Transformation and Healing, Thich Nhat Hanh guides readers through this important Buddhist sutra and its practical applications to your everyday life. Inside you’ll find:

• Three presentations of the Satipatthana Sutra, with commentary by Thich Nhat Hanh
• Four mindfulness methods: mindfulness of the body, feelings, mind, and object of mind
• Twenty-three exercises for aiding in daily mindfulness practice
• Guidance on the basics of breathing and its use in meditation and contemplation

Thich Nhat Hanh’s presentation of the Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness is easy to follow, making it accessible for novice Buddhist as well as more advanced practitioners.
Thich Nhat Hanh examines the Buddhist sutra that provides the foundation for all meditation and mindfulness practice—with guidance on its daily applications, plus 23 exercises. Passed from generation to generation for 2,500, the Satipatthana Sutra—or the Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindf...

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Melvin Jackson
July 28, 2026
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Thich Nhat Hanh was a world-renowned spiritual teacher and peace activist. Born in Vietnam in 1926, he became a Zen Buddhist monk at the age of sixteen. Over seven decades of teaching, he published more than 100 books, which have sold more than four million copies in the United States alone. Exiled from Vietnam in 1966 for promoting peace, his teachings on Buddhism as a path to social and political transformation are responsible for bringing the mindfulness movement to Western culture. He established the international Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism in France, now the largest Buddhist monastery in Europe and the heart of a growing community of mindfulness practice centers around the world. He passed away in 2022 at the age of 95 at his root temple, Tu Hieu, in Hue, Vietnam.
Thich Nhat Hanh was a world-renowned spiritual teacher and peace activist. Born in Vietnam in 1926, he became a Zen Buddhist monk at the age of sixteen. Over seven decades of teaching, he published more than 100 books, which have sold more than four million copies in the United States alone. Exil...

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