The eightfold path and meditation
Routledge eBooks February 29, 2024 DOI: 10.4324/9781003168966-1 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical analysis Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Argues that the verbs attached to each of the four noble truths have been underexamined and are central to understanding them. Contends that the Buddha saw the human mind as capable of fulfilling its potential for freedom, and that his meditation teachings are inextricably linked to the four noble truths and the eightfold path. Examines the term "bhāvanā." |
Abstract
To give perspective to this history of Buddhist meditations, this chapter explores the four noble truths afresh, emphasising an often neglected feature: the verbs connected with each. Explaining the eightfold path, it shows the Buddha’s perception of the human mind as capable of fulfilling its potential to find freedom. His teachings on meditation are inextricably linked to all of these. The word crucial word, bhāvanā , is examined.
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| Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| 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 |