Mindfulness in Early Buddhism: New Approaches through Psychology and Textual Analysis of Pali, Chinese and Sanskrit Sources

By Tse-fu Kuan. 2007

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Benefits of mindfulness at work: the role of mindfulness in emotion regulation, emotional exhaustion, and job satisfaction. (2013, background): “In order to further cultivate a compassionate mindset, which is considered an essential aspect of mindfulness practice (e.g., Kuan, 2008; Sanharakshita, 2004; Shapiro & Carlson, 2009; Siegel, 2010), a Loving Kindness Meditation was added to the intervention.”
Mindfulness: A Dialogue between Buddhism and Clinical Psychology (2010, background): “From the Pali Nikayas and the Agamas, Kuan (2008)) identifies mindfulness as “simple awareness” (p.41), a moment-to-moment application of bare attention that neither linguistically nor conceptually elaborates on the bare facts of observed experience.”
Strong Mindfulness: Integrating Mindfulness and Character Strengths (2012, background): “Zest corresponds closely to the Buddhist concept of viriya, which might be translated as enthusiasm or energy (Kuan, 2008).”
Loving-Kindness and Compassion Meditation: Potential for Psychological Interventions (2011, background): “…of meditation (LKM and CM) are centrally related to, and include the practice of, mindfulness, as noted bymany scholars and practitioners from varying traditions, including Theravadin, Japanese, and Chinese Zen (e.g., Bodhi, 2005; Kuan, 2008; Sanharakshita, 2004; Sheng-Yen, 2001; Suzuki, 2011).”