What is Mindfulness?

The current wave of exploration and interest in Mindfulness started 2600 years ago with the Buddha. He employed the use of mindfulness (Pali language: sati) to apply to a variety of other teachings and applications for the welfare of human beings.

There are significant differences in definition between the original meaning of sati and its contemporary use.

A word does not have inherent existence. The meaning of a word arises through agreement.

Here is a list of current definitions of mindfulness. Mindfulness practitioners might find it useful to distinguish between the Buddha’s use of mindfulness and the current use.

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