mindfulness

mindful +‎ -ness

mindfulness (countable and uncountable, plural mindfulnesses)

1. Awareness.
2. Inclination to be mindful or aware.
3. (Buddhism, psychology) Paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally.
4. A form of secular meditation practice with roots in Buddhist meditation.
   • 2013 November 1, David Hochman, “Mindfulness: Getting Its Share of Attention”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     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.”

   • 2014 June 30, Anna North, “The Mindfulness Backlash”, in New York Times Op-Talk‎:

     This vogue is in part due to the real benefits of mindfulness, a form of attention and awareness often (but not always) achieved through meditation or yoga. It’s a trend for a reason. But its increasing application to every situation under the sun has some people concerned.

• mindlessness, unmindfulness; for more, see Thesaurus:mindfulness

• Thesaurus:mindfulness
• Thesaurus:awareness

Borrowed from English mindfulness.

mindfulness f (invariable)

1. (psychology, neologism) mindfulness

mindfulness m (uncountable)

1. mindfulness