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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
Awareness of present experience, such as breathing, bodily sensations or thoughts.
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Paper 1
Revise: Meditation PracticesIn mindfulness of breathing, a person pays attention to the sensations of each breath and how the body responds. They might notice air entering and leaving or the movement associated with breathing. When a thought, sound or feeling distracts them, they return their attention to the breath.
Paper 3
Awareness of present experiences, including thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations.
Use qualified comparisons: samatha and vipassana are important in Theravada Buddhism, but mindfulness of breathing is also practised in other traditions.
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Meditation belongs within the Buddhist path of practice. It supports right mindfulness and right concentration in the Eightfold Path, and is one of the Six Perfections cultivated in Mahayana Buddhism. These connections show why meditation is not separate from how a Buddhist thinks and acts in everyday life.