Handbook of Mindfulness Culture, Context, and Social Engagement
This handbook explores mindfulness philosophy and practice as it functions in today’s socioeconomic, cultural, and political landscape. Chapters discuss the many ways in which classic concepts and practices of mindfulness clash, converge, and influence mo
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Ronald E. Purser David Forbes Adam Burke Editors
Handbook of Mindfulness Culture, Context, and Social Engagement
Mindfulness in Behavioral Health
Series editor Nirbhay N. Singh Medical College of Georgia Georgia Regents University Augusta, Georgia, USA
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/8678
Ronald E. Purser David Forbes Adam Burke •
Editors
Handbook of Mindfulness Culture, Context, and Social Engagement
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Editors Ronald E. Purser Department of Management San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA USA
Adam Burke Institute for Holistic Health Studies San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA USA
David Forbes Brooklyn College CUNY Graduate Center Brooklyn, NY USA
ISSN 2195-9579 ISSN 2195-9587 (electronic) Mindfulness in Behavioral Health ISBN 978-3-319-44017-0 ISBN 978-3-319-44019-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-44019-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016947204 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Preface
This volume is a critical inquiry into the meaning of mindfulness today. It explores the extent to which classic and modern concepts and practices of mindfulness clash, converge, and influence each other, and what that exchange holds for the future. The problematic, as the Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi has said, is that mindfulness as a concept has become “so vague and elastic that it serves almost as a cipher into which one can read virtually anything we want” (Bodhi 2011). Indeed, the increasing popularity of mindfulness in the West has led to it being called a “movement.” Time magazine’s cover article went so far to declare a “Mindful Revolution” was sweeping the country (Pickert 2014). The launch of the glossy new magazine, Mindful, is a signal for a growing market demand for what was once con
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