added by Anna B · updated 2mo ago
When Mindfulness Meets Capitalism, It Loses Its Way
If you are meditating in order to grow the wealth of your business then you are approaching the act with, as Buddhist’s would say, wrong intention
from When Mindfulness Meets Capitalism, It Loses Its Way by Chris Wheatley
Anna B added 2mo ago
Mindfulness is not about achieving or gaining, it’s about acceptance and the relinquishing of material desire. When you’re charging $10 a month with the promise of a ‘better life’, can you really be holding true to that compassionate and egalitarian vision?
from When Mindfulness Meets Capitalism, It Loses Its Way by Chris Wheatley
Anna B added 2mo ago
The Eightfold Path, however, is holistic. Each branch is intrinsically linked, and intended to be followed concurrently. Without understanding the seven other forms of guidance, let alone practising them, mindfulness becomes stripped of its essential meaning
from When Mindfulness Meets Capitalism, It Loses Its Way by Chris Wheatley
Anna B added 2mo ago