The practice of mindfulness

From Buddhism to secular mainstream in a post-secular society

Bibliographic Data

ID16646396
AuthorsLiselotte Frisk (Dalarna University, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume24
Pages48-61
Publication date2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueScripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis (CONFERENCE)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0582-3226 • E-ISSN: 2343-4937
PublisherScripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.30674/scripta.67408
OpenAlexW1595046700
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited1

The article focuses on the practice of mindfulness, which has migrated from being part of a religion, Buddhism, to being an integral part of Western psychology. Mindfulness is especially used in cognitive behavioural therapy, but also in, e.g., dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). In Sweden several doctors, psychologists and psychiatrists use and recommend mindfulness for therapeutic purposes. Mindfulness is used today in many segments of mainstream medical and therapeutic care. Mindfulness is also used outside the mainstream medical and therapeutic sector, in the area of personal development or spirituality, as well as in more traditional Buddhist groups and innovative Buddhist groups such as vipassana groups. This paper investigates the migration of mindfulness from a religious to a secular sphere, and discusses whether mindfulness is a religious practice or not

Alternative medicine · Buddhism · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Mainstream · Mindfulness · Political science · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Spiritual practice · Spirituality · Law · Medicine · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices

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