A popular misconception
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In this critical article, mindfulness as understood in contemporary psychological dialogue and mindfulness in Buddhism are distinguished. Mindfulness is distinct from awareness and from consciousness, these latter not being factors of enlightenment. Their role in Buddhist faith and practice is explained. The this-worldly, hedonistic, here-and-now spirit of our times is contrasted with the transcendental, renunciant, eternity-oriented perspective of Buddhism. Such a spiritual refuge, once established, does not require ceaseless awareness or endless consciousness. The idea of dwelling in the here-and-now is examined and put in context. The value of the there-and-then, the unconscious, and longer-term perspectives is also reasserted.
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Other scholars have cast a critical light upon the definition of mindfulness as a process of paying attention, in the present moment and non-judgmentally, regarding it as something different from what the Buddha scriptures describe.
“Other scholars have also cast a critical light upon the definition of mindfulness as a process of paying attention, in the present moment and non-judgmentally57, regarding it as something different from what the Buddha scriptures describe”
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- Authors
- Brazier, D.
- Corresponding author
- Brazier, David
- ORCID
- Brazier, David
- Venue
- Self & Society
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2015-01-02
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 21-29
- ISSN
- 0306-0497 (ISSN-L)
- 2374-5355
- OpenAlex
- W1971496117
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 20.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Self & Society (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Indian and Buddhist Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Keywords
- mindfulness, Buddhism, awareness, consciousness, Enlightenment, hedonism, renunciation, transcendence, present moment, unconscious, long-term perspective, spiritual practice
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