On the Buddhist roots of contemporary non-religious mindfulness practice: Moving beyond sectarian and essentialist approaches

Mindfulness-based practice methods are entering the Western cultural mainstream as institutionalised approaches in healthcare, education, and other public spheres. The Buddhist roots of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and comparable mindfulness-based programmes are widely acknowledged, tog...

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Main Author: Ville Husgafvel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society for the Study of Religion 2016-06-01
Series:Temenos
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/temenos/article/view/55371