In 7-1 section, Prof Ujjwal Kumar will introduce mindfulness and its four bases. Which is Sati and four Satipatthāna. 7-2 section, Prof Ujjwal Kumar talks more about the Sati and Satipatthāna. Sati means mindfulness, attentiveness, and detached watching. Also sati implies non-carelessness, non-negligence, non-distraction, non-confusion. Satipatthāna is from Digha Nikaya and Majjhima Nikaya. The Maha Satipatthāna sutra of the Digha Nikaya is a more extended version, which includes an additional section on the four Noble truths. The Satipatthāna sutra of the Majjhima Nikaya is more concise and mainly on meditation instructions. Satipatthāna can be translated as “presence of mindfulness” or “attending with mindfulness”. The four foundations of mindfulness are body(kāya),feeling(vedanā), mind(citta), and mental objects(dhamma), they are the primary objects for the practice in Buddhist tradition. Sati is crucial to the Noble Eightfold Path, which is vital for achieving wisdom(paññā). ...
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