Why Mindfulness Is Not Sati: The Genealogy of the Mindfulness Boom
Buddhist-Christian Studies 2026 Ursula Baatz
abstract: The practice of sati , mindfulness, is a fundamental exercise of Buddhism, embedded in and explained by Buddhist philosophical reflection. In just a few decades, a largely unknown Buddhist meditation practice has become a method used by psychotherapists, hospitals, and even the U.S. military. Colonialism and the modernization of Buddhism led to a modernization of Vipassana practice....