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Technical Meditation Terms[Back]

This glossary covers only a partial list of technical terms that you may come across in the books and articles available on this website. New terms will be added to the list, from time to time, as work progresses on the web project.

  • Cittanupassana

    ‘Contemplation of the Consciousness’ as mentioned in the Mahasatipatthana Sutta, or as most people understand it simply, ‘the watching of the mind.’
    In the Mahasatipatthana sutta Buddha teaches the Four Foundations of Mindfulness:
    Contemplation of the body (Kayanupassana),
    Contemplation of Feelings (Vedananupassana),
    Contemplation of Consciousness (Cittanupassana),
    Contemplation of Mental Objects (Dhammanupassana).