Dalam banyak hal, buku ini berisi tentang ajaran dari Siddharta Gautama yang umumnya kita kenal sebagai Buddha (“orang yang telah sadar”). Akan tetapi, buku ini bukanlah penjelasan tentang apa yang Buddha katakan dan lakukan; melainkan menjelaskan tentang apa yang terjadi pada kita saat ini, di momen ini.
This book offers a clear, straightforward approach to Buddhism in general and awareness in particular. It is about being awake and in touch with what is going on here and now. When the Buddha was asked to sum up his teaching in a single word, he said, "Awareness." The Buddha taught how to see directly into the nature of experience. His observations and insights are plain, practical, and down-to…