This article offers a comparative analysis on mindfulness from mindfulness-based therapies in the contemporary literature and from Buddhist meditation practices in the Pāli Canon. This includes a review of the presiding definitions of mindfulness, recent scientific findings in the literature and the current theories on the underlying mechanisms of mindfulness. The meditation practices from the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programme are compared to the origins of mindfulness of breathing meditations from the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta (MN 10). Further, recent research into the cultivation of skilful states of mind including compassion, self-compassion, loving-kindness, equanimity and sympathetic joy are reviewed and compared to an anthology of texts from the Pāli Canon. Ethical issues emerging from the convergence of science and Buddhist philosophy are also discussed for further consideration.
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ABSTRACT 275 Introduction 275 Mindfulness-based therapy 277 Definition 277 Models of mindfulness 281 Mindfulness-based stress reduction 283 Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy 284 The teachings as medicine 285 Mindfulness-based meditation 290 Sitting meditation 291 The body scan 293 Walking meditation 294 Mindful yoga 295 Mindfully paying attention 296 Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy 296 Compassion 297 Self-compassion 300 Loving-kindness 303 Equanimity 305 Sympathetic joy 306 Measuring the Brahma-vihāra 307 Ethics 307 Conclusion 311 Acknowledgments 313 Disclosure statement 313 Notes on contributor 313 ORCiD 313
