UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center

Dir. Diana Winston; Ananda (Dharma Bud Meditation), Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

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The historical Buddha on sati

UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) has a mission.

That mission is to foster mindful awareness across the lifespan through education and research to promote well-being and a more compassionate society.

Mindful awareness (mindfulness) is defined as "paying attention to present-moment experiences with openness, curiosity, and a willingness to be with what is."

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  Director Diana Winston, former Buddhist nun

  [Wisdom Quarterly: Emphasis in mindfulness (sati) is on radical acceptance of whatever is in the present moment, rather than leaving, judging, struggling, evaluating, or needing to fix or change it. In doing so, one avoids the habits of clinging to the pleasant, rejecting/fearing the unpleasant, or checking out when anything seems neutral, confusing, or boring. "Be here now." First we learn to stay with the body, then feelings, then mind, and mind objects: These are the Four Foundations of Mindfulness or sati-patthāna.]

Mind-body are interdependent (marc.ucla.edu)

Mindfulness can be trained systematically, and it can be implemented more fully in daily life by people of any age, profession, or background.

MARC offers classes, programs, trainings, and events to the Los Angeles community, UCLA, and to the wider global community through virtual and in-person learning, web resources, and a free app ("UCLA Mindful") with great guided meditations. More

The key to physical health is mental wellness.

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