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| Saint Francis in Meditation (Painting by Lodovico Carracci) |
The current mindfulness movement is often an example of this. When removed from its spiritual roots and marketed as a secular means of strengthening attention, mindfulness might enhance selfishness rather than humility.
Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard warned that “bare attention” is a tool that can either increase or decrease goodness. He went so far as to say that “even a sniper embodies a type of mindfulness.”
Resources
https://news.yahoo.com/mindfulness-meditation-americans-more-selfish-122616058.html
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