{"product_id":"definition-practice-and-psychology-of-vedana","title":"Definition, Practice, and Psychology of Vedanā","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the importance of the topic of \u003ci\u003e‘\u003c\/i\u003efeeling tone’ (\u003ci\u003evedanā\u003c\/i\u003e) as it appears in early Buddhist texts and practice, and also within contemporary, secular, mindfulness-based interventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume aims to highlight the crucial nature of the ‘feeling tone’ or ‘taste of experience’ in determining mental reactivity, behaviour, character, and ethics. In the history of Buddhism, and in its reception in contemporary discourse, \u003ci\u003evedanā\u003c\/i\u003e has often been a much-neglected topic, with greater emphasis being accorded to other meditational focuses, such as body and mind\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e However, ‘feeling tone’ (\u003ci\u003evedanā\u003c\/i\u003e) can be seen as a crucial pivotal point in understanding the cognitive process, both in contemporary mindfulness and meditation practice within more traditional forms of Buddhism. The taste of experience, it is claimed, comes as \u003ci\u003epleasant, unpleasant\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eneither pleasant nor unpleasant\u003c\/i\u003e – and these ‘tones’ or ‘tastes’ inevitably follow from humans being embodied sensory beings. That experience comes in this way is unavoidable, but what follows can be seen in terms of reactivity or responsiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was originally published as a special issue of \u003ci\u003eContemporary Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54256564175192,"sku":"9780367362836","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780367362836.jpg?v=1777537822","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/definition-practice-and-psychology-of-vedana","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}