This book contains beloved Thai meditation master Buddhadasa Bhikkhu's explanation of one of the most universal of all Buddhist meditation practices, "mindfulness with breathing." Using a straight-forward style of presentation suited to a Western audience, Buddhadasa Bhikkhu provides all you need to know to become free of stress and worry through the "simple and beautiful act of sitting quietly, alive to the breathing, " as taught by Buddha in his Anapanasati Sutta.
In this book, Buddhadasa Bhikkhu will take you by the hand and lead you all the way from the first attempt to observe the in-breaths and out-breaths, to the kinds of insight that have the power to liberate. The beauty of this work is its seamless integration of theory and practice.

Mindfulness with Breathing : A Manual for Serious Beginners, Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, Wisdom Publications, 158 pages, $16.95

Ajahn Buddhadasa (1906-1993) is perhaps the most influential Buddhist teacher in the history of Thailand. In 1932 he founded Wat Suan Mokkhablarama, one of the first forest monasteries in Thailand. During his lifetime he was given 8 honorary doctorates by Thai universities. Since the 1960s his work helped inspire a new generation of socially concerned individuals both in Thailand and throughout the world.