Podcast HackHow Mindfulness WorksBy Stuff You Should Know, Charles Bryant, Josh Clark
In a Nutshell
In this February 2022 episode of the Stuff You Should Know podcast, Josh Clark and Charles Bryant discuss the origins of mindfulness and how meditation can affect your psychological wellbeing.
Favorite Quote
To become mindful and non-judgmental about your present experience is one step toward relieving yourself of suffering and freeing yourself from that shackle of being born and reborn again.
Josh Clark
Introduction
In recent years, meditation has been popularized by mainstream media due to the self-care movement.
Although the Western world has modified meditation from its original roots, the practice of mindfulness can be traced back to ancient eastern and Buddhist philosophy.
Every week the Stuff You Should Know podcast, hosted by authors Josh Clark and Charles Bryant, explores the history and context behind a specific subject matter.
In the February 2022 episode, Clark and Bryant go back in time to discuss the origins and popularization of Buddhist meditation.
The episode sheds light on prominent Buddhist thought leaders, the popularization of mindfulness in the U.S., as well as the psychological effects of meditation.
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