mindfulness
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mindfulness
- /ˈmaɪn(d)fʊlnəs/
noun mindfulnesses
- Awareness.
- Paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally.
- A form of secular meditation practice with roots in Buddhist meditation. Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Buddhist leader who introduced mindfulness to Westerners (Google got first dibs on him as a guest speaker), once said, “The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention.”
Opposite: mindlessness, unmindfulness, for more, distraction, distractedness, harriedness, heedlessness, inattentiveness, obliviousness, preoccupation, nonsentience, thoughtlessness, unalertness, unattentiveness, unawareness, unconsciousness, worry
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Closest in meaning: heedfulness, mind, meta-awareness, mindsight, track, ecoawareness, cognizance, metaawareness, mindfulness bell, knowledge, sati, coconsciousness, attention, conscious, compassion, vigilance
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noun inclination to be mindful or aware
| 中文 | 注意 zhùyì, 留意 liúyì, 正念 zhèngniàn |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | επιμέλεια epiméleia, φροντίδα frontída |
| Русский | внима́тельность vnimátelʹnostʹ, ма́йндфулнес májndfulnes |
noun paying attention on purpose in the present moment
| Español | atención plena |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 正念 zhèngniàn |
| Français | pleine conscience |
| Deutsch | Achtsamkeit |
| Русский | внима́тельность vnimátelʹnostʹ |
| עברית | מיינדפולנס máyndfulnes |
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