The Cult of Mindfulness | Vishpani Blomfield, Linda Woodhead, Miguel Farias

Philosophy For Our Times

English - April 16, 2019 09:50 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB - ★★★★ - 260 ratings
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From yoga retreats to mindfulness, meditation is fashionable and now even prescribed by the UK's National Health Service. Yet in some cases it can lead to depression and even psychosis. Is it a mistake to think that self-exploration and being at one with ourselves are necessarily good things? In this episode of Philosophy for our Times, The Buddha Pill author Miguel Farias, Buddhist teacher and broadcaster Vishvapani Blomfield, and sociologist of religion Linda Woodhead explore how we can reach peace.

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