As mindfulness has gained increasing popularity both in the mental health and medical field, it is more important than ever to examine its cultural appropriateness. However, among the criticism of cultural appropriateness, not many have examined this issue through the lens of Asian and Asian American identities and the religious oppression they suffered. Our letter sheds light on religious...
EncyclopediaMarch 24, 2022Vanessa Wang, Bryant M. Stone
Buddhism was established by Guatama Buddha as a practice to liberate sentient beings from suffering. Mindfulness-Based interventions (MBIs) are Western psychologists’ adaptation of mindfulness/Vipassana to treat mental illnesses. In addition to mindfulness, Buddhist recovery peer-support programs also adopt the Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, and the Five Precepts, which are the...