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Fundamentally Speaking, is Western Mindfulness a Zazen or Insight Meditation Based Practice?

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I've always been fascinated by MBSR. It includes Vipassana techniques of breathing, but also Zen philosophy of non-judgmental awareness. Jon Kabat-Zinn himself had training in both Zen and IMS. Fundamentally speaking, is the whole MBSR thing derived from Zen or Vipassana?
Asked by BRAD ZAP (199 rep)
Sep 29, 2025, 12:32 AM
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