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| Mindfulness in Context: A Historical Discourse Analysis | ||
| 作者 | Sun, Jessie |
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| 出處題名 | Contemporary Buddhism: An Interdisciplinary Journal |
| 卷期 | v.15 n.2 |
| 出版日期 | 2014.11 |
| 頁次 | 394 - 415 |
| 出版者 | Routledge |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.routledge.com/ |
| 出版地 | Abingdon, UK [阿賓登, 英國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Jessie Sun is completing her Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) at the University of Melbourne. She looks forward to researching the promotion of human flourishing through mindfulness, positive psychology and social-emotional learning. This research was conducted while on exchange at the University of Pennsylvania.Address: 144 Canning Street, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia. E-mail: |
| 關鍵詞 | Mindfulness (Psychology); Meditation; Etymology; Buddhism; Buddhists |
| 摘要 | ‘Mindfulness’ has become a buzzword, yet its meaning and origins have received relatively little critical consideration. This article places the current ‘mindfulness movement’ in context, examining the evolving discourse surrounding the concept of mindfulness. Through the first systematic etymology of the term, drawing from old Western and Buddhist writings, contemporary psychology and popular media, it is established that the contemporary understanding of mindfulness has been substantially simplified and divorced from its origins. However, quantitative data suggests that this manoeuvre was essential for the mainstreaming of the concept. Moreover, the resulting momentum has stimulated a new and dynamic discourse about the relationship between ‘secular’ mindfulness and Buddhism, sparking questions about ‘McMindfulness’, ‘stealth’ Buddhism and cultural imperialism. Therefore, this article argues that the recontextualisation of mindfulness created the scaffolding that supported the emergence of a deeper and more meaningful conversation about its implications for Buddhism and society that we see today. |
| 目次 | [Table of Contents] 1. The oversimplification of mindfulness 395 ‘Western’ mindfulness 395 ‘Buddhist’ mindfulness 396 Mindfulness as ‘bare attention’ 398 ‘Secular’ mindfulness 399 2. The mainstreaming of mindfulness 401 Secularisation 403 Instrumentalisation 404 3. Mindfulness and Buddhism today 405 McMindfulness: a denaturing of the practice? 406 Returning to the Dharma? 407 Conclusion 410 Acknowledgements 410 References 411 |
| ISSN | 14639947 (P); 14767953 (E) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14639947.2014.978088 |
| 點閱次數 | 101 |
| 建檔日期 | 2015.11.11 |
| 更新日期 | 2017.07.17 |
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