Last week, we looked at the brief history of the term “mindfulness” and learned about seven ways it was translated into English language. The idea for the article came from Jeff Wilson’s Mindful America: The Mutual Transformation of Buddhist Meditation and American Culture. Because I love this book, I want to share a few reasons … Read more
From mindful eating to mindful leadership, the Buddhist concept of mindfulness is omnipresent in today’s culture. But what do we know about the term itself? Does it have alternative translations? These are some of the questions Jeff Wilson explores in his book Mindful America: The Mutual Transformation of Buddhist Meditation and American Culture. He writes: … Read more
What is the relationship between mindfulness and satipatthana? The answer to this question is simple yet of profound importance. That’s why I’ve decided to write this article and explain the connection between them. In simple terms, satipatthana is a Buddhist meditation that leads to Nirvana through the practice of mindfulness. Here is a quote from the … Read more
“The present is what your life is,” Mary Oliver famously wrote in her meditation on living in the now. Annie Dillard (b. April 30, 1945) echoes this sentiment in her Pulitzer-winning book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. It’s a meditative read that can pull you out of your head and into the present moment. A few … Read more