Right Mindfulness, the seventh spoke of the Noble Eightfold Path and part of the section on meditation or concentration. Here are some quotes from the Buddha on Right Mindfulness:

Definition of Right Mindfulness “And what is right mindfulness? There is the case where a monk remains focused on the body in & of itself — ardent, alert, & mindful — putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world. He remains focused on feelings in & of themselves… the mind in & of itself… mental qualities in & of themselves — ardent, alert, & mindful — putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world. This is called right mindfulness… “This is the direct path for the purification of beings, for the overcoming of sorrow & lamentation, for the disappearance of pain & distress, for the attainment of the right method, & for the realization of Unbinding — in other words, the four frames of reference. -Maha-Satipatthana Sutta: The Great Frames of Reference Sutta Abandoning Wrong Factors of the Path “One is mindful to abandon wrong view & to enter & remain in right view: This is one’s right mindfulness… “One is mindful to abandon wrong resolve & to enter & remain in right resolve: This is one’s right mindfulness… “One is mindful to abandon wrong speech & to enter & remain in right speech: This is one’s right mindfulness… “One is mindful to abandon wrong action & to enter & remain in right action: This is one’s right mindfulness… “One is mindful to abandon wrong livelihood & to enter & remain in right livelihood: This is one’s right mindfulness…” -Maha-Cattarisaka Sutta: The Great Forty As usual, these quotes are taken from www.accesstoinsight.org.

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Ben Mikolaj