Sacred Mindfulness
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In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte we offer an excerpt from a talk by Vishvapani entitled: Sacred Mindfulness. A talk given at the Triratna Buddhist Order November 2014 Menand#8217;s UK and Ireland Area Order Weekend at Adhisthana on 1 November 2014. The theme of the weekend was Mindfulness. Vishvapani writes: and#8220;Weand#8217;re in the middle of the greatest surge in interest related to Buddhism since the 1960s: the secular mindfulness boom. Iand#8217;ve been deeply involved in Triratna for many years and my current experience as a secular mindfulness trainer has me doing everything from teaching meditation to murderers to helping prepare a report on mindfulness for the UK parliament. In this talk I share my reflections on the strengths and limitations of the secular mindfulness movement and#8211; including how it challenges us to rethink our own teaching and our place in the Buddhist world; and explore the and#8216;sacredand#8217; dimension of mindfulness in Triratna Buddhism.and#8221; From the talk Secular Mindfulness and Sacred Mindfulness.
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