Throughout much of Buddhist history, and particularly in Theravada Buddhist contexts, mindfulness and its associated meditation methods have been the purview of mendicants (monks and nuns), who used mindfulness meditation to achieve trance states (jhana) leading to nirvana.
—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
But those states also have Republican governors, who would have raised holy hell if their constituents had been menaced by these roving mobs of mendicants.
Freed from predation, purple urchins razed vast swaths of kelp unchecked.
—
Tatjana Baleta,
Time,
28 May 2026
Cala Gaetano is the most breathtaking of all, both in awe and anxiety, where slippery steps without any barriers bring you to a secluded cove speckled with urchins.
—
Kristina Kasparian,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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