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Right Mindfulness from

a Buddhist perspective--Joticandā (born Hang Ho).

Subject: HSWPG305 – Applied Mindfulness for Professionals.Lecturer: Dr. Elizabeth Foley.

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• 2,500 year-old Buddhism• 1950s, 1970s

• Burma (Myanmar)• Vipassanā-ñāṇa: Insight meditation

• 9th jhāna, 9 or 12 or 16/17 insights wisdom which ends saṃsāra (rebirth consciousness)• Satipaṭṭhāna sutta: The discourse on Four foundations of mindfulness (D 22, M 10)• Burmese monks• Indian (Goenkaji)• Western countries and other nations up to date

• Samatha (concentration meditation) had existed long before Gautama Buddha’s time• 8 jhānas (deep concentrated states)

Synopsis

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• One of • 5 faculties• 5 powers• 7 enlightenment factors• 8 path factors (right mindfulness)out of 37 Dhammā of enlightenment

• Taught based on 2 primal suttas: • Ānāpānasati (M 118) & Satipaṭṭhāna (M 10, D 22)• aim at ending all sufferings (2nd last factor of the 8-noble path)

• One of 4 Dhamma factors that “primal, long standing, traditional, ancient, unadulterated, never before adulterated, not being adulterated” (A 4.29)

Role of mindfulness

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“Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu dwells contemplating the body in the body, ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure in regard to the world. He dwells contemplating feelings in feelings, ardent, clearly

comprehending, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure in regard to the world. He dwells contemplating mind in mind, ardent, clearly

comprehending, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure in regard to the world. He dwells contemplating phenomena in phenomena, ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure in regard

to the world.” (S 45.8, S 47)

What, bhikkhus, is right mindfulness?

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Fruits

If anyone develops these 4 Satipaṭṭhānas in such way for sevenyears, he may expect one of the two fruitions, either Arahattaphala

in this life or Anāgāmitā, if the effect of Kamma and Kilesaremains. (D ii.315)

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Stay mindful

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References_____. The long discourses of the buddha, trans. Walshe, M 1996, Wisdom Publications, Massachusetts, USA.

_____. The middle length discourses of the buddha, trans. Nanamoli & Bodhi 1995, Wisdom Publications, USA.

_____. The numerical discourses of the buddha, trans. Bodhi 2012, Wisdom Publications, Somerville, USA.

_____. The connected discourses of the buddha, trans. Bodhi 2000, Wisdom Publications, Somerville, USA.

_____. Sutta Central, viewed 3 Aug 2016, http://www.suttacentral.net

‘9 Jhanas’ n.d., Dhamma wiki, viewed 3 Aug 2016, http://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php?title=9_Jhanas

‘9 insight knowledges’ n.d., Dhamma wiki, viewed 3 Aug 2016, http://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php?title=9_insight_knowledges

Buddhaghosa 430CE, The path of purification (Visuddimagga), Nanamoli (trans.) 2010, Buddhist Publication Society.

Gethin, R 1998, The foundations of buddhism, Oxford University Press, New York.

‘Samatha’ n.d., Wiki article, viewed 3 Aug 2016, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samatha

Snyder, DN 2006, The complete book of buddha’s lists – explained, Vipassana Foundation Publisher.

Thanissaro, Bhikkhu 2012, Right mindfulness, Valley Center, CA 92082, USA.

‘Vipassanā-ñāṇa’ n.d., viewed 3 Aug 2016, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipassanā-ñāṇa

‘Vipassana movement’ n.d., Wiki article, viewed 3 Aug 2016, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipassana_movement

Name and forms (concepts)Delineations of SelfNon-delineations of SelfAssumptions of Self

Name and forms (concepts)Delineations of SelfNon-delineations of SelfAssumptions of Self

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Ignorance[avijja]

(kamma-process becoming)

Mental Formation[sankhara](accumulation]

Craving[tanha]

(attachment)

Clinging[upadana]

(embracing)

Becoming[cetana][volition] {Rebirth}

Conscious-ness[vinnana]

(rebirth linking)

nama-rupa(descent)

faculty of senses

[pasada](sensitivity)

contact[phasa]

(touched)

feeling[vedana]

[rebirth-process becoming]

Sense-based consciousness

5 aggregates

Aging &

Death

Birth

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Round of kamma -Round of kamma result -Dependent co-arising Diagrammed by Joticanda. (DN 15 & Buddhaghosa, The Path of Purification, Ch XIX, pp. 623-624)

Name and forms (concepts)Delineations of SelfNon-delineations of SelfAssumptions of Self

Name and forms (concepts)Delineations of SelfNon-delineations of SelfAssumptions of Self

Ignorance[avijja]

(kamma-process becoming)

Mental Formation[sankhara](accumulation]

Craving[tanha]

(attachment)

Clinging[upadana]

(embracing)

Becoming[cetana][volition] {Rebirth}

Conscious-ness[vinnana]

(rebirth linking)

nama-rupa(descent)

faculty of senses

[pasada](sensitivity)

contact[phasa]

(touched)

feeling[vedana]

[rebirth-process becoming]

Sense-based consciousness

5 aggregates

Aging &

Death

Birth