INTRODUCTION

Mindfulness meditation has gone mainstream. In addition to meditation centers, you can find it in hospitals, schools, prisons, and in some of today's largest corporations. It is being used to help people quell their cravings, find emotional balance, eat healthier, and even to fall asleep at night.
All of these things are good, of course, but how does mindfulness really work? Where does it come from? What are the best ways to prac- tice mindfulness? What place does it have in the Buddhist tradition? In this special e-book, Tricycle Teachings: Mindfulness, we go beyond mere buzzwords to explore the purpose, science, practices, and daily appli- cation of this core meditative discipline, which is a Buddhist treasure shared by virtually all lineages. Since the practice doesn't stop when you get off the cushion, Tricycle Teachings: Mindfulness takes a special focus on mindfulness in everyday life. Allan Lokos teaches us how to use speech skillfully; Lori Deschene (a.k.a Twitter's @TinyBuddha) shows us how to use social me- dia mindfully; and Laura Fraser gives us a mindful cooking lesson. A parting thought before you dive into these teachings: As we were recently reminded in the Tricycle office by Thai Forest monk Thanissaro Bhikkhu, "Being mindful isn't enough, you have to choose to be mind- ful of the right things."—The Editors

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