How do you define mindfulness (sati)?

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[quote=“raivo, post:23, topic:3184”]
In AN 5.14, we have a definition for the power of mindfulness:

(3) “And what is the power of mindfulness? Here, the noble disciple is mindful, possessing supreme mindfulness and alertness, one who remembers and recollects what was done and said long ago. This is called the power of mindfulness.[/quote]

[quote=“raivo, post:23, topic:3184”]

In SN 48.9, we have a definition for the faculty of mindfulness:

And what, bhikkhus is the faculty of mindfulness? Here, bhikkhus, the noble disciple is mindful, possessing supreme mindfulness and discretion, one who remembers and recollects what was done and said long ago. This is called the faculty of mindfulness.[/quote]

these two are one and the same, the difference is only in the translation of satinepakkena as either mindfulness and alertness or mindfulness and discretion

@raivo

It seems that when the suttas talk about mindfulness as a power or a faculty, it’s talking about the noble ones.

i think in this thread we tentatively established that noble disciple (ariyasāvako) is anyone who follows the Dhamma, it may only require one small clarification as to whether it only refers to monastics or to lay practitioners as well