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Historical influences

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The table below lists a range of historical influences on Basic Mindfulness, the meditation system which evolved into Unified Mindfulness.
{| class="wikitable"
!Basic Mindfulness
!Historical Influences
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|'''[[Noting]] (as a general technique)'''
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahasi_Sayadaw Mahasi Sayadaw] tradition (Burmese)
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|[[Focus In]]
| The Buddha's unique "divide and conquer" discovery
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skandha Five aggregates]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satipatthana Four foundations]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mah%C4%81bh%C5%ABta#Four_primary_elements Four elements], etc.
|-
|[[Focus Out]]
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* Merging aspects of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen Zen] practice. Good for practice while performing tasks (Confucian work ethic) and for experiencing oneness with the outside world (Taoist monistic philosophy).
|-
|[[Focus On Rest]]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samatha Samatha] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhy%C4%81na_in_Buddhism Jhāna] practices of early Buddhism
* Hesychasm and Prayer of Quiet in Christianity
* Jewish Shabbat
* Islamic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhikr Zikr]
|-
|[[Focus On Flow (Sensory Flow Version)]]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impermanence Anicca (impermanence)] of early Buddhism
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi Qi (Chi, Ki)] in East Asian medicine and martial arts
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini Kundalini] in Yogic tradition.
|-
|[[Focus On Flow (Expansion Contraction Version)]]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyozan_Joshu_Sasaki Jōshū Sasaki]’s view of Zen
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism Daoism] (Yin-Yang)
* Tàijíquán: “Filling and Emptying”
* Jewish Kabbalah: Hesed & Gevurah
* Innumerable “Syzygy” formulations found throughout history and across cultures.
|-
|[[Focus On See]]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhy%C4%81na_in_Buddhism#The_arupas Formless Absorptions (arūpa jhāna)] in early Buddhism.
|-
|[[Focus On Hear]]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9A%C5%ABra%E1%B9%85gama_Sam%C4%81dhi_S%C5%ABtra Shūraṅgama Samādhi Sūtra].
|-
|[[Focus On Feel]]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba_Khin U Ba Khin] (Burmese)
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|[[Focus On Everything]]
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* Some definitions of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choiceless_awareness Choiceless Awareness]
* Some definitions of Just Sitting ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikantaza shikantaza]).
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|[[Just Note Gone]]
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* Buddhaghosa’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visuddhimagga Path of Purification] implies that this perception comes right before initial enlightenment
* Raja Yoga: Nirodha
* Jewish Kabbalah: Bittul Ha-yesh
* Islamic Sufism: Fana’
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|[[Do Nothing]]
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* Tibetan [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzogchen Dzogchen]
* Some definitions of Just Sitting (shikantaza)
* Some definitions of Non-dual Awareness ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advaita_Vedanta Advaita]).
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|Nurture Positive Affect
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* Lovingkindness related practices
* Smile/Laughter Meditation (Thich Nhat Hanh, Norman Cousins)
* Devotional paths based on Love.
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|Nurture Positive Behaviour
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* Behavioral Therapies
* Sila practice of early Buddhism
* Religions that emphasize moral codes.
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|Nurture Positive Cognition
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* Cognitive Therapies
* Modern Cognitive “antidote” practices
* Early Buddhist “antidote” practices (Tadaṅga Pahāna).
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|Nurture Positive Cognition
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajrayana#Deity_yoga Deity Yoga] in Tibetan Vajrayāna
* Three Mystery practice in Japanese Shingon
* Some forms of Pūja practice in Hinduism
* Traditional [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosary-based_prayers Rosary practice] in Catholicism.
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|Nurture Positive Situation
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* The power of positive thinking
* “Visualization”
* The laws of manifestation and attraction
* Affirmations
* The Secret.
|}

Essays and Articles

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Shinzen likes to publish his ideas in long-form articles and essays, which can be found on his site below:

https://www.shinzen.org/resources/articles/

They go in depth on various topics such as "What is Mindfulness?", "Five Ways to Know Yourself" and "An Outline of Practice", as well as various other specialised interest articles.

== What Is Mindfulness? ==
https://www.shinzen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/WhatIsMindfulness_SY_Public_ver1.5.pdf

Shinzen likes to be precise and this article gives an incredibly clear introduction into exactly how he’s using the word “mindfulness”. He defines exactly what he means by the term, what the practice of it is, what it results in, and has some extremely nerdy graphs and diagrams if you’re into that sort of thing!

== See Hear Feel: An Introduction ==
https://www.shinzen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SeeHearFeelIntroduction_ver1.8.pdf

“See, Hear, Feel” is the core of Shinzen’s system, a noting/labelling technique that uses anything in your perceptual experience as its meditation object. This article explains how to do this technique in great detail, and is a great companion to the UM Core training course.

== Five Ways to Know Yourself ==
https://www.shinzen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/FiveWaystoKnowYourself_ver1.6.pdf

A meditation manual designed to train a broadly skilled practice by categorising various techniques into 5 categories: thought and emotions, physical senses, tranquility, flow and human goodness. Each category has a combination of practices which seek to hit every corner of your experience, so that you don’t miss the blind spots.

This article includes some [[Historical_influences|historical influences of Basic Mindfulness]].

== An Introduction to ULTRA: Universal Library for Training Attention ==
https://www.shinzen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IntroToUltra_ver4.8.pdf

ULTRA is some of Shinzen’s ongoing thinking about how to organise practice, in order to arrange all of the themes of the world’s contemplative traditions into something that can be practically applied in day to day life. It’s a short read with some useful diagrams.

== An Outline of Practice ==
https://www.shinzen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/AnOutlineOfPractice_ver2.5.pdf

An Outline of Practice is an excellent one to read if you’re serious about implementing this system, as it breaks down every idea that Shinzen’s had on how to fully utilise life to gain results from practice. It covers ideas such as Microhits, Trigger Practice, Duration Training, Motion Challenge and offers a detailed look at what’s going on over the long-term of a practitioner's life.

Books

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'''Books by Shinzen'''

The Science of Enlightenment: How Meditation Works
[https://www.amazon.com/Science-Enlightenment-How-Meditation-Works-ebook/dp/B01KUGQYJO/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535149718&sr=1-1&keywords=the+science+of+enlightenment]

Natural Pain Relief: How to Soothe and Dissolve Physical Pain with Mindfulness
[https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Pain-Relief-Dissolve-Mindfulness/dp/1604070889/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535149093&sr=1-1&keywords=natural+pain+relief]

The Science of Enlightenment (Sounds True audio book - 1999)
[https://www.amazon.com/The-Science-of-Enlightenment/dp/B00005497M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1535149772&sr=8-2&keywords=the+science+of+enlightenment]

'''Meditation Books By Students of Shinzen or in the Basic/UM Systems'''

The Mindful Geek: Mindfulness Meditation for Secular Skeptics by Michael Taft
[https://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Geek-Mindfulness-Meditation-Skeptics-ebook/dp/B0155FWYBW/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535149135&sr=1-1&keywords=the+mindful+geek]

Mindful Awareness and Strategy by Janet Sims
[https://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Awareness-Strategy-Mindfulness-Toolkit/dp/0997498005/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535149350&sr=1-1&keywords=Mindful+Awareness+and+Strategy]

Mind Your Life by Meg Salter
[https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Your-Life-Mindfulness-Extraordinary/dp/0995936803/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535149369&sr=1-1&keywords=mind+your+life]

This is Not a Sutra by Chad Frisk
[https://www.amazon.com/This-Not-Sutra-Meditation-Thinkers-ebook/dp/B01H6C8VOG/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535149391&sr=1-1&keywords=this+is+not+a+sutra]

10% Happier: Meditation for fidgety skeptics - Dan Harris and Jeff Warren
[https://www.amazon.com/Meditation-Fidgety-Skeptics-Happier-How/dp/0399588949/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535149418&sr=1-1&keywords=meditation+for+fidgety+skeptics]

'''Related books'''

Mindful Leadership: The 9 Ways to Self-Awareness, Transforming Yourself, and Inspiring Others
[https://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Leadership-Self-Awareness-Transforming-Inspiring/dp/1118127110/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1528160022&sr=8-1&keywords=maria%20gonzalez&dpID=41UuzFVRxWL&preST=_SY291_BO1%2C204%2C203%2C200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch]

The Head Trip: Adventures on the Wheel of Consciousness by Jeff Warren
[https://www.amazon.com/Head-Trip-Adventures-Wheel-Consciousness/dp/1400064848/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1528160061&sr=1-1&keywords=the+head+trip&dpID=41tX4856ahL&preST=_SX218_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch]

Conscious Care and Support for individuals with Autism & Other Developmental Disabilities
by Peter Marks and Gareth Marks Forward by Shinzen Young
[http://www.inclusion.com/bkconsciouscare.html]

Good Sex: Getting Off without Checking Out by Jessica Graham
[https://www.amazon.com/Good-Sex-Getting-without-Checking/dp/1623172349/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1528160099&sr=1-1&keywords=jessica+graham+good+sex]

Upcoming: End of Story - Beyond Psychotherapy
[https://www.gofundme.com/end-of-story-beyond-psychotherapy]

Better Brain Better Life: Tips and Tales from the Tantalizing World of Brain Science
[https://www.amazon.com/Better-Brain-Life-Tantalizing-Science/dp/0988017806/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1528160293&sr=1-1&keywords=paddy%20kamen&dpID=419WNjPxzCL&preST=_SY291_BO1%2C204%2C203%2C200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch]

Closer: Notes from the Orgasmic Frontier of Female Sexuality by Sarah Barmak
[https://www.amazon.com/Closer-Orgasmic-Frontier-Sexuality-Exploded/dp/1552453235]

The Present Heart: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Discovery by by Polly Young-Eisendrath
[https://www.amazon.com/Present-Heart-Memoir-Love-Discovery/dp/1609613600/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535149986&sr=8-1&keywords=polly+young+eisendrath]

Emotional Healing Through Mindfulness Meditation by Barbara Miller Fishman
[https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Healing-through-Mindfulness-Meditation/dp/0892819987/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535155406&sr=8-1&keywords=Emotional+Healing+Through+Mindfulness+Meditation]