The Social, Cultural, and Political Impact of the Mindfulness Revolution

Recent decades have seen nothing short of a Mindfulness Revolution in Western Society. Meditative disciplines that originated in ancient Buddhist practice have come to have a strong influence in Western psychotherapy, neuroscience, art, social justice, and more. A serious meditator is even among the candidates for US President in 2020, and we’re not even talking about Marianne Williamson!

And yet, what is the impact of all this? Is the Mindfulness Movement just “McMindfulness” as some wary critics have argued? Is it just a consumeristic fad? Or is there a deeper social transformation happening here?

Join Buddhist teachers David and Ethan Nichtern at Tibet House for a lively discussion of how far mindfulness has come in our society, and how far it has yet to go.