Summary: The Mindful Revolution is the cover title of the latest issue of Time Magazine, and it is the topic of this episode. Time reports that “we’re in the midst of a popular obsession with mindfulness as the secret to health and happiness.” We can see signs of this all around, from Google “Search Inside Yourself” program to the new magazine entitled Mindful. I want to take a few minute to talk about the reasons for the popularity of mindfulness meditation and deal with some questions about separating mindfulness from Buddhism. Text: “When those discourses spoken by the Tathagata are being recited that are deep, deep in meaning, world-transcending, connected with emptiness, they will not want to listen to them, will not lend an ear to them, or apply their minds to understand them; they will not think those teachings should be studied and learned.” - AN 5.79. Outline: Introduction I. First, Time Magazine reports that there are two reasons for the wide acceptance of mindfulness. II. Second, what are the benefits of teaching mindfulness without any religious trappings? III. Third, what are the cons of separating mindfulness from Buddhism? Conclusion
