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Definition of Mindfulness
1. Noun. The trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities.
Generic synonyms: Attentiveness
Attributes: Aware, Mindful, Forgetful, Mindless, Unmindful
Derivative terms: Heedful, Heedful, Heedful, Mindful
Antonyms: Heedlessness, Unmindfulness
Definition of Mindfulness
1. Noun. awareness ¹
2. Noun. inclination to be mindful or aware ¹
3. Noun. paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mindfulness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Mindfulness
Literary usage of Mindfulness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Living Buddhist Masters by Jack Kornfield (1998)
"QUESTION: How is the mindfulness you speak of different from our ordinary state of
... A person who has no mindfulness at all is mad, completely scattered, ..."
2. Pahlavi Texts by Edward William West (1892)
"... through his complete mindfulness 3, the teaching of mankind in virtue is by him
... because his display of the complete mindfulness which is instinctive ..."
3. Prayers and Offices of Devotion, for Families, and for Particular Persons by Benjamin Jenks (1833)
"Great God, thou fillest heaven and earth with thy presence, O fill my heart with
thy grace, and the mindfulness of thy presence with me; that I may set the ..."
4. Buddhist Dictionary: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrinesby Nyanatiloka by Nyanatiloka (1972)
"The four contemplations cover all the five groups of existence {khandha, qv),
because mindfulness is meant to encompass the whole personality. ..."
5. An Unentangled Knowing: Lessons in Training the Mind by Upasika K. Nanayon (1998)
"We have to make a concerted effort to master them at all times, with special
emphasis on using mindfulness to focus on the mind and bring it to centered ..."
6. Curbing Anger, Spreading Love by Bhikkhu Visuddhacara, Visuddhācāra (1997)
"Then from time to time we can alternate this mindfulness with radiation of metta.
In that way, our mind will be kept wholesome most of the time—with metta ..."
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