Citation

Greenslade R. Self Soc. 2015; 43(1): 35-40.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, ©2018 - The Author/AHP, Publisher Association for Humanistic Psychology)

DOI

10.1080/03060497.2015.1018688

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article explores an alternative philosophical route to contemporary mindfulness practice. Through a consideration of Hellenistic philosophy, the article argues that a Western cultural heritage has much to offer the current mindfulness milieu, which largely depends upon a singular model of secularized Buddhism. This latter approach can limit the therapeutic potential of mindfulness as an embodied practice for living. Through embracing a more complex understanding of present-moment awareness - one that is underpinned by Hellenistic philosophical practice - we encounter valuable seeds for self-transformation.

Language: en