Episode 4: Mindfulness and the Politics of Eating a Raisin
Over the decades, Buddhist practice, with its own set of traditions, ethics and beliefs, has been transformed in the West to “mindfulness”, a therapeutic exercise that wields the power and authority of scientific studies and medical experts, as well as Human Resource specialists in some of the biggest companies in America and abroad. This story, a kind of bizarro companion-piece to Episode 3, presents the other side of Buddhism in… Read More »Episode 4: Mindfulness and the Politics of Eating a Raisin