Historical Roots of Mindfulness Flashcards
What was Buddha’s name and when was he born?
Siddhartha Gautama, 500-600 BCE
What does Buddha mean?
The awoken one
What text do we get the work of Buddha from?
From those that followed him, in text known as the sutras
What are the three ways we suffer according to Buddhism?
Desire, Aversion, ignorance
What are the two components that are found in all schools of Buddhist mediation?
Shamatha and Vipasana
What is the right mindfulness?
The one that brings balance between Shamatha and Vipasana
What does sati or smrti literally mean?
Memory
What are the two functions of Sati or Smrti?
To keep online (ability and process) and to keep gaurd (Zoo)
What is common to all Buddhist schools?
The ability (sustain concentration), And process (Present moment, on purpose, non-judgementally
Who brought Therveda Buddhism to the west?
Thomas William Rhys Davis, British scholar of Pali.
His entry under “Sati” included Mindfulness
Who brought Therveda Buddhism to the USA?
Mahası Sayadaw, particularly using mindfulness as noting
What was the four foundations of mindfulness?
Mindfulness of Body,
Mindfulness of Mind state ,
Mindfulness of Phenomemnon,
Mindfulness of Feelings.
Who developed mindfulness based stress reduction?
John Kabat-Zinn
Who posed the idea of mindfulness as bare attention?
Nyanaponika Theras
What was new about Nyanaponika Theras approach to mindfulness?
That mindfulness was both the ability, process and result
