In the words of the Buddha, the four foundations of mindfulness (the four satipat-t-hana) are "the direct path for the purification of beings, for the surmounting of sorrow and lamentation, for the disappearance of dukkha (suffering) and discontent, for acquiring the true method, for the realization of Nibbana." Within the quintessential discourse called the Satipat-t-hana Sutta, we find the Buddha's seminal teachings...