MINDFULNESS AND

YOGA FOR SELF-

REGULATION
THE THREE PILLARS OF BUDDHIST PRACTICE

HISTORY
Siddhartha was a man who suffered a

lot since he was a child, but everything

changed when he met a holy man

(Sadhu), he wanted to become like

that man, he left everything to start a

practice of training his mind, this way

was good to free himself from his

suffering.

Then, known as Buddha, he began to

teach principles and practices that

lead to the end of suffering and these

are called dharma in Sanskrit.

The three pillars of Buddhist practice

are part of these teachings which

can help to lead a better quality of

life: (a) virtue, (b) mindfulness and (c)

wisdom.

1. VIRTUE

It is important to build in us a

virtuous being, that is to say, to have

principles or a personal code that

leads us to act in a good way, which

help regulate actions, thoughts and

words to create benefits for you

and other people.

2. MINDFULNESS
This principle should be fundamental,

practicing mindfulness will allow you to

have a naked attention to the

information that manifests itself, of what

is happening in a way that does not

enter to compare, judge, categorize,

evaluate, the mind is so open that it is

able to have a pure attention of all

things, which allows you to have a

peaceful life, a good quality of life.

3. MINDFULNESS
Through this you can have such a pure

attention of your inner world with the

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outside, then, you can first pay attention to

your body, such as breathing, then to the

calmness of the body and finally to the

consciousness of the body, ie sensations,

movements, etc., which can practice it in

terms of situations of everyday life, you

dissociate what are cognitive contents to

be able to think, attend, feel everything in

an efficient way.
3. WISDOM
6. Through this principle you will be able to

understand what hurts you and what helps

you, there are two types of wisdoms the

abstract and the personal, in the first one

you learn about yourself and the second one

is already how you react and stay in your

world, so if you practice the second

principle it becomes a practice of wisdom,

because you have so much attention, you

focus so much that you will be able to

understand what affects you or what helps

you in your daily life.

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REGULATION
THE DHARMA SEALS

IMPERMANENCE
It tells us that everything changes,

everything passes whether they are

problems, people, moments, sufferings,

the phenomena are impermanent and

that we must take into account that all

sensory impressions and mental events

are transitory are transitory.

NONATTACHMENT
This talks about the process of not

getting attached or avoiding

thoughts, emotions, people, etc. and

less giving them a sentimental

charge, because if it is positive or

pleasant it could generate this

attachment which could cause

affectations to the person.

NOT-SELF
To make people understand that the

not-self is not only that way of seeing

human development, there are many

more ways, that is, we have a strong

sense of identity of what we are that

we fail to understand that there is no

stable and immutable identity that can

be called "I".
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We must allow what is

We must allow what is, this refers to a

boundary between what you or I might

consider acceptable and what is

happening, but considering everything

that has already been understood from

full attention, for example virtue, that

these principles do not cause harm to

each other, that is to say allow what is,

what is deserved, the limit as far as you

accept acts, words, etc.

THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS

The Four Noble Truths provide a road

map for what is to be explored in

mindfulness

THE FIRST NOBLE TRUTH:

UNDERSTANDING SUFFERING

There will always be suffering,

always dissatisfaction, always the

person will want more, but there will

be a homeostasis, always try to be

in balance in all areas of life.

THE SECOND NOBLE TRUTH:

SUFFERING HAS A CAUSE

In this is that there is a possibility of

cessation of longing and freedom from

suffering, what is done is a cognitive

rethinking, which is difficult, because it

means letting go of the whim to achieve

the cessation of suffering.

3. THE THIRD NOBLE TRUTH:

SUFFERING CAN BE STOPPED

In this is that there is a possibility of

cessation of longing and freedom from

suffering, what is done is a cognitive

rethinking, which is difficult, because it

means letting go of the whim to achieve the

cessation of suffering.

THE FOURTH NOBLE TRUTH:

THERE IS A WAY TO LIVE THAT

PREVENTS SUFFERING
In this one he speaks of a path to freedom,

but that in a certain way it must be known

that there are ways of life that do not lead

him to this, to avoid suffering, but rather it

must be seen as being able to develop a

lifestyle in this way.