Vigilance vs Mindfulness - What's the difference?
vigilance | mindfulness |
Alert watchfulness.
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Close and continuous attention.
* 1837 March 4, (Andrew Jackson), Farewell Address
awareness
inclination to be mindful or aware
(as understood in Buddhism and psychology) paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally
* 2014 , Who, What, Why: What Is Mindfulness? , BBC
As nouns the difference between vigilance and mindfulness
is that vigilance is alert watchfulness while mindfulness is awareness.vigilance
English
Noun
(en-noun)- But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.
mindfulness
English
(wikipedia mindfulness)Noun
(-)- The Oxford English Dictionary "also notes that the term is 'in weakened use'. It's been diluted from its origins to now encompass all manner of meditation techniques, treatments for daily stress, even ways to lose weight."
