Mindfulness
Buddhist mindfulness meditation (Pali, sati; Sanskrit, smiriti) is the practice of focusing the mind on a particular object, usually the breath, with clarity and equanimity. While mindfulness of the breath (anapanasati) is popular, mindfulness can also apply to living ethically, remembering the qualities, values, and actions that will lead to the cessation of suffering. You can practice mindfulness on the cushion, in formal meditation, or throughout the day.
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MeditationMagazine | Books, Reviews
Mindfulness Across Buddhist Traditions
Shedding light on a practice prone to oversimplification
The Buddha’s Original Teachings on Mindfulness
The Satipatthana Sutta, from the Pali Canon, outlines some of the Buddha’s first instructions in establishing mindful awareness.
TeachingsMagazine | On Practice
Attention Means Attention
Zen master Charlotte Joko Beck on paying attention
Proactive Mindfulness for Health Care Professionals
A UK clinician on why certain Buddhist tools are essential for those practicing medicine under duress
Aural Pastoralist
Talking Western psychology, Buddhist recovery, and tenacious groundhogs with visionary American folk guitarist Joseph Allred
Spider Mind
What arachnids can teach us about restraint and awareness.
Mixing Your Mind with Space
The power of dropping into open awareness and waking down into the wisdom of the body
I’m Mindful, Now What?
Meditation teacher Andrew Holecek explores a variety of meditation techniques—from open awareness to dream yoga—that take us beyond mindfulness and lead us to deeper transformation.
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