How do you really train in Buddhist mindfulness as a layperson? The Five Foundations of Meditation is a teaching for modern city-dwelling laypeople. These five meditative skills allow one to make rapid progress in meditation as a beginner or to deepen one's experience as an advanced practitioner. Since we learned how open the tactile sense gate in Foundations 2 & 3, Foundation 4 (Part 1) is learning to open remaining four external sense gates. #mindfulness #meditationtechniques #meditation #buddha #buddhismforbeginners #buddhist #buddhistmeditation #vipassana