Mindfulness is not a well-defined term and can be used to mean different things depending on the speaker or author. Typically, I imagine, it is mostly used in

Mindfulness is not a well-defined term and can be used to mean different things depending on the speaker or author. Typically, I imagine, it is mostly used in a meditation context, often from Buddhism or derived practices. In that context it would be a translation of "sati", which can also be translated as "recall". Practically this means the ability to remember. It is implied in the idea that true "sati" is in some sense continuous, and therein lies much of its benefit. It is rarely talked about without reference to "concentration", which is a necessary and related, but distinct (certainly in Buddhist philosophy) idea. These terms can be confusing if considered in a Western culture - they generally mean something different to what you might guess.