The quality or state of paying careful attention and being mindful.
From 'heedful' plus the noun suffix '-ness,' creating an abstract noun describing the quality of being heedful.
In Buddhist and meditation traditions, 'mindfulness' is the modern word for this concept, but 'heedfulness' captures the same idea of alert, careful awareness that centuries of English speakers used.
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