1st Edition

Phenomenological Reflections on Mindfulness in the Buddhist Tradition

By Erol Čopelj Copyright 2022
300 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

300 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

300 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book offers an original phenomenological description of mindfulness and related phenomena, such as concentration ( samādhi ) and the practice of insight ( vipassanā ). It demonstrates that phenomenological method has the power to reanimate ancient Buddhist texts, giving new life to the phenomena at which those texts point. Beginning with descriptions of how mindfulness is encountered in... Read more

Introduction

Part I

1. Mindfulness in Literature and Everyday Life

2. The Definition of Mindfulness in the Pāli Nikāyas

3. Mindfulness in the Contemporary Literature, a Critical Analysis

Part II

4. Mindfulness in the Husserlian Context

5. Radicalising the Reduction

6. A Phenomenology of Mindfulness, and Related Phenomena

7. Mindfulness in Action

Conclusion

Biography

Erol Čopelj received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Monash University, Australia and Warwick University, UK. His published work has appeared in Husserl Studies, Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, and The Routledge Handbook of Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy (2020).

"A unique book exploring Husserlian methodology that intersects with Indian Buddhist thought by tuning-in through a close textual analysis of Satipaṭṭhāna (foundation of mindfulness). Lively everyday examples and clear explanations are a treat for both novices and experts alike."

Jay Goulding, York University, Canada

"This is a good introduction to an important topic mindfulness in Indian Buddhism in terms of a phenomenological interpretation."

Wing-Cheuk Chan, Brock University, Canada