This book explores a wide range of mindfulness and meditative practices and traditions across Buddhism. It deepens contemporary understanding of mindfulness by examining its relationship with key Buddhist teachings, such as the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eight-Fold Path. In addition, the volume explores how traditional mindfulness can be more meaningfully incorporated into current psychological research and clinical practice with individuals and groups (e.g., through the Buddhist Psychological Model).
Key topics featured in this volume include:
Buddhist Foundations of Mindfulness is an indispensable resource for clinical psychologists, and affiliated medical and mental health professionals, including specialists in complementary and alternative medicine as well as social work as well as teachers of Buddhism and meditation.
Key topics featured in this volume include:
Buddhist Foundations of Mindfulness is an indispensable resource for clinical psychologists, and affiliated medical and mental health professionals, including specialists in complementary and alternative medicine as well as social work as well as teachers of Buddhism and meditation.
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Anapanasati Sutra practice Brahmaviharas-the Four Immeasurables Buddhist foundations of mindfulness Buddhist foundations of self-compassion Buddhist psychological model of mindfulness Buddhist teachings and mindfulness meditation Contemporary Buddhism and mindfulness meditation Four Establishments of mindfulness Four Noble Truths and mindfulness Mindfulness Noble Eight-Fold Path Mindfulness and breath awareness Mindfulness and emptiness Mindfulness and the Middle Way Mindfulness and the Six Perfections Sati and mindfulness meditation
“This book explores a wide range of mindfulness and meditative practices and traditions across Buddhism and reveals how it can be incorporated into current psychological research and clinical practice. … indispensable to those who would like a deeper contemporary understanding of Buddhist foundations of mindfulness. If you are going to read one book to truly understand Buddhist perspectives on mindfulness, this book is it.” (Ramasamy Manikam, Mindfulness, Vol. 7, 2016)