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What now is Right Attentiveness?

"...the disciple is clearly conscious in his going and coming; clearly
conscious in looking forward and backward, clearly conscious in bending
and stretching, clearly conscious in eating, drinking, chewing and
tasting; clearly conscious in walking, standing, sitting, falling asleep and
awakening; clearly conscious in speaking and in keeping silent." -Buddha
5. According to Buddha, what is right attentiveness?

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Answer:

Right attentiveness is a path that leading to the purification of beings, overcoming the emotions of sorrow or mourning, withering of pain or grief, etc.

Step-by-step explanation:

Gautam Buddha, after his enlightenment, preached about his enlightenment and the way to attain moksha.

He created the noble eight-fold path that helps a person attain moksha.

Right attentiveness or mindfulness is the seventh of the eight-fold path. According to Buddha, there are four dimensions of this path, body, feelings, states of mind, and phenomenon.

A person who achieves this seventh fold path will be able to attain purification, overcoming emotions such as sorrow or mourning, pain, and grief withers away, etc.

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