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The Influence of Transcendentalism on American Mindfulness
23:09 - 32:10 (09:01)
The transcendentalists inadvertently influenced the counterculture movement who popularized ideas of mind expansion and mindfulness in the US. Journalist Robert Wright suggests thinking of thoughts and emotions as transient.
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The switch from Buddhism to Shinto as the main religion in Japan, prompted by America's attack on Tokyo Harbor in 1853, led to a modernization of Buddhism and the rise of influential Zen Buddhist leaders like Suzuki.
23:09 - 24:42 (01:33)
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The switch from Buddhism to Shinto as the main religion in Japan, prompted by America's attack on Tokyo Harbor in 1853, led to a modernization of Buddhism and the rise of influential Zen Buddhist leaders like Suzuki.
ChapterThe Influence of Transcendentalism on American Mindfulness
EpisodeHow Mindfulness Works
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The counterculture movement in the United States in the 1960s was already open to the idea of expanding their minds with acid and meditation, and unknowingly, the ideas of Buddhism had already been pre-influenced by predecessors such as the Transcendentalists.
24:42 - 26:34 (01:51)
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The counterculture movement in the United States in the 1960s was already open to the idea of expanding their minds with acid and meditation, and unknowingly, the ideas of Buddhism had already been pre-influenced by predecessors such as the Transcendentalists. These were Buddhist thoughts but influenced by modernism and other groups, resulting in a perfect timing for the counterculture to receive it.
ChapterThe Influence of Transcendentalism on American Mindfulness
EpisodeHow Mindfulness Works
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The Guardian credits Jon Kabat-Zinn with being the godfather of modern mindfulness.
26:34 - 27:21 (00:47)
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The Guardian credits Jon Kabat-Zinn with being the godfather of modern mindfulness. His name is often mispronounced, but his influence on the field of mindfulness is undeniable.
ChapterThe Influence of Transcendentalism on American Mindfulness
EpisodeHow Mindfulness Works
PodcastStuff You Should Know
A microbiology or molecular biology degree holder applied his knowledge of Buddhism to medicine and came up with techniques to help people who are in pain which popularized mindfulness and meditation in America without the religious context.
27:21 - 29:58 (02:36)
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A microbiology or molecular biology degree holder applied his knowledge of Buddhism to medicine and came up with techniques to help people who are in pain which popularized mindfulness and meditation in America without the religious context.
ChapterThe Influence of Transcendentalism on American Mindfulness
EpisodeHow Mindfulness Works
PodcastStuff You Should Know
A journalist named Robert Wright, suggests thinking of thoughts and emotions as transient, and allowing them to flow through you.
29:58 - 32:10 (02:12)
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A journalist named Robert Wright, suggests thinking of thoughts and emotions as transient, and allowing them to flow through you. The practice of mindfulness integrated cognitive behavioral therapy interrupts automatic thoughts leading to automatic behavior.