What's Beyond Mindfulness?: Waking Up to This Precious Life

by Stephen Fulder

A life-changing guide to the incredible benefits of living with a radical, hopeful and dharma (Buddhist practice)-based perspective that includes mindfulness but goes way beyond it. A uniquely practical and accessible exploration of Buddhism in everyday life that will have appeal to people of any faith and of none.

"A deeply nurturing and illuminating book." - Jon Kabat-Zinn If mindfulness is the gate to the awakened life, this book describes the garden that lies a magical, rich and fulfilled way of living that comes when we act according to Buddhist principles. Mindfulness - or the practice of paying attention to the present moment - is a part of this, but only one part. This book reveals exactly how radical, exciting and life-changing the full picture of Buddhist ideas about concepts such as compassion, joy, detachment and liberation can be. Its key aim, however, is to do this in a way that appeals to everyone, whether they are interested in Buddhism or not. Written in simple, straightforward language, the book contains 50 essays covering every aspect of modern life, ranging from the mundane to the spiritual. Topics include how to be fulfilled at work, how to relate to money, what mindfulness really means, how to find the magic of the moment, what being authentic means, how to age wisely, how to be friends with your own body, how to step off the treadmill of daily life, what the concepts of emptiness, unity and enlightenment really mean ... and much, much more. This book will imbue your life once more with the sense of magic and mystery that you felt as a child; it will allow you to put down the burdens of anxiety, joylessness, restlessness or a judging mind - it will do all this by enabling you to shift your experience of the world in a truly profound way.

Genres: Meditation, Self Help, Spirituality, Buddhism, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Audiobook

288 pages, Paperback

Published January 15, 2019

About the author

Stephen Fulder Ph.D is internationally known as a teacher of Buddhist practice and meditation, and the founder and senior teacher of the Israel Insight Society, the major Buddhist practice organisation in Israel. He brings mindfulness, Vipassana and dharma teachings to thousands of participants by means of retreats, classes, online teaching, professional events and even pubs and bars! He has also been involved for many years in peace work in the Middle East and was a founder of the MiddleWay organisation. His latest book ‘Daily Life Awakening’ was the number one bestseller of instructional books in Israel for 18 weeks and will be published in the UK and US in January 2019 under the title: ‘What’s Beyond Mindfulness: Waking Up to This Precious Life’.

He was born in London in 1946 and educated at Oxford. He has a Ph.D in molecular biology and taught at London University and other universities. He has worked for 40 years as a pioneer, consultant and author in the field of herbal and complementary medicine about which he has had many books and scientific papers published, and has broadcasted widely in the UK and the US. One of his books on ginseng has sold at least ¼ million copies, and another academic text on complementary medicine became the authoritative book for the medical profession in the UK. He lives in a thriving alternative village in Galilee, Israel, which he helped to establish, along with his children and many grandchildren.

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Reviews

[Kirsty ❤️ · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book about mindfulness but from a Buddhist perspective. Very thought provoking as I don't know a great deal about Buddhism. There's a question and answer section at the end of the book to provide further food for thought. Really interesting. Not sure I could quite grasp some of it but overall a good read.

[Ann T]

Thank you Watkins Publishing and Netgalley for this ARC,

I can never resist reading books on Mindfulness or Buddhism so this book was a winner for me.
The book was informative and easy to read. The book explains our interconnectedness really well and I hope that those not so familiar with this enjoy learning about this and other Buddhist premises laid out by Stephen Fulder, not necessarily As a religion but as a moral compass to guide each of us through a more wholesome, joyful life.

I appreciated the thought provoking questions in the book and will return to these again and again.

Thank you, a highly recommended book.

[Ian McGaffey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the way the author takes the Buddhist tradition and expands it to more everyday life. This is an easily understandable and helpful book on how to be less attached to your self image and be more mindful of your life and surroundings.

[Jiří Papoušek · Rating 2 out of 5]

The title of this book is honestly quite misleading - the book touches the topic of mindfulness, sure, but mostly it covers different aspects of life from the perspective of buddhism. It was interesting to read, as some of the authors' views can be somehow agreeable and often reasonable. At the same time, the author uses too much terminology from buddhism and often tries to share his ideas through personal / fiction stories, methaphors and poems. These all, in my opinion, make the ideas sometimes less understandable and don't really cover many whys that have risen when I was reading through the chapters. The book balances on a wierd edge of communicating relatable, thought-provoking philosophy on one end, and stating unreasonable dogmas without any foundation on the other.

[Magen - Inquiring Professional Dog Trainer]

While the first essay I listened to was interesting, the book wasn't interesting enough that I ever wanted to come back to it. These were more thought essays than teachings and I found them not particularly useful. If you are interested in the subject matter, it's worth a shot giving it a try. For me, I have other books I'd much rather read and just need to move on.

[G Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

i really had to take my time with this one. but well worth it.

[Mikey The Librarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

10 out of 5. A beautiful carefully written piece. A reread 4 sure. Explained ideas into terms of the 21st century is hard to do however the author worded all of it perfectly. This honestly will power up any current practices you have.

[Destiny Bridwell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a copy of this book for a fair and honest review. The author of this gives a new view on spiritual but not just on the soul, but on the person as a whole. That is not something all spiritual or self-help books do. That is what made this book out for me. It made me take a look at something in my life and realize that I was better off without them in my life. That I have to care about me before I have to care about the rest of the world. I just have to be mindful in keeping things in balance. 

[Heather Bennett · Rating 5 out of 5]

What's Beyond Mindfulness is a excellent book in mindfulness. I will definitely keep this marked to read again. Well written.