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Sunday, August 26, 2007

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WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?
Mindfulness: A technique in which a person becomes intentionally aware of his or her perceptions, feelings, thoughts and mental phenomena in the present moment, skillfully. Objective of this site is to guide people to gain wisdom through practice of mindfulness based on Buddhist principles.

Maha-satipattana Sutta:The great Frames of Reference

"Maha-satipatthana Sutta:The four foundations (focuses) mindfulness

"Maha-satipatthana Sutta:The four foundations (focuses) mindfulness
(Also known as The Four Frames of Reference (DN 22, MN10)
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