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The table below lists a range of historical influences on Basic Mindfulness, the meditation system which evolved into Unified Mindfulness.
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!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.
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|[[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).
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|[[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]
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|[[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.
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|[[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.
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|[[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.
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|[[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].
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|[[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.
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