The Origins of Mindfulness Meditation

Buddhism anticipated some things that modern psychology is only now really appreciating, such as how tightly intertwined affect and cognition are. And if you ask, well why did they get the picture so early? My theory is that meditation was a well developed practice,. It preceded Buddhism in what you could call Hinduism, I guess, and one kind of meditation, and you could say that mindfulness meditation fits this pattern. That involves getting it to a point where you can observe the inner workings of your mind with more objectivity or detachment than usual.