7/11/2024 “The Benefits of Cultivating Mindfulness of Feeling Tone (Vedanā)” with Rick Maddock

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Vedanā is often defined as the feeling quality of any experience, which is felt along a spectrum from pleasant, through neutral, to unpleasant. The Buddha attributed great importance to cultivating mindfulness of Vedanā. Tonight’s discussion will examine some of the beneficial effects of this practice, with reference to insights from both early Buddhism and modern neuroscience.

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