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Satipatthana Sutta is the most famous discourse of the Buddha where the instructions for meditation have been systematically given. Numerous books have been written on this discourse where these instructions are very sparsely dispersed in the scholarly exposition. Here an attempt has been made to precisely bring out "How to meditate." in accordance with the instructions given in this discourse||About the Author||P. L. Dhar has been practising Vipassana meditation since 1985. He taught mechanical engineering in IIT Delhi for over 36 years where he also initiated discussions, and taught courses and guided projects, on interaction of Science, Technology and Human Values. He took voluntary retirement in 2011 to devote his time to meditation, reading, writing and lecturing on Buddha's teachings. He teaches a course on "Mindfulness - the key to inner development" at IIT Delhi and conducts 1 - day and 5 - day workshops on Mindful living.