Meditation and the Principles for Training Body and Mind
Master Sheng-yen, Dan Stevenson
Hoofprint of the Ox February 22, 2001 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195136937.003.0003 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Argues that seated meditation is a foundational Buddhist practice, and that the Buddha structured the path around three disciplines: sila, samadhi, and prajna. |
Abstract
Abstract Meditation-above all, seated meditation-:-has always been one of the foundational practices of Buddhism. Sakyamuni Buddha realized supreme enlightenment while seated in meditation beneath the bodhi tree. When he set out to establish the teachings and convey this enlightenment to others, he organized the Buddhist path according to the three basic disciplines of purity in the observance of the precepts, or moral restraints (S. sila); meditative con centration, or samii.dhi; and wisdom, or prajfia.
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| Mechanisms of mindfulness | 2005 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective | 2011 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression | 2006 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART): a framework for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |