ABSTRACT
Mindfulness is a quality of cardinal importance in all Buddhist traditions. A closer look at the Pali Nikayas can reveal a number of useful perspectives related to this quality, helping us to better appreciate and understand its practical implications. In order to cover the different perspectives on mindfulness found in the Pali discourses, the present chapter will proceed by considering mindfulness in relation to breadth of mind, to the process of perception, to the practice of satipatthana, to receptivity, to wisdom and to concentration. To begin with, let us take a look at the Pali word for mindfulness and its connotations.
