{"id":8836,"date":"2018-06-08T16:52:47","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T15:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/secl-news-events\/?p=8836"},"modified":"2018-06-08T16:52:47","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T15:52:47","slug":"richard-king-on-ancient-and-modern-mindfulness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/secl-news-events\/2018\/06\/08\/richard-king-on-ancient-and-modern-mindfulness\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard King on ancient and modern mindfulness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richard King<\/a>, Professor of Buddhist and Asian Studies and Head of the Department of Religious Studies<\/a>, will be delivering a keynote talk at the \u2018Happiness and Wellbeing\u2019 conference to be held the Carrs Lane Conference Centre<\/a> in Birmingham on Saturday 16 June 2018.<\/p>\n

The aim of the conference is to explore the theme of\u00a0Happiness and Wellbeing from religious, philosophical, psychological, health and other perspectives.<\/p>\n

Richard\u2019s talk is entitled \u2018From Buddhist Meditation to Modern Secular Therapy: An Analysis of Mindfulness in Ancient and Modern Contexts\u2019. Richard will ask ‘why has mindfulness meditation become so popular in the early 21st century?’ and ‘How do modern accounts of mindfulness compare with traditional Buddhist ones?’ The talk will explore the roots of mindfulness meditation in Buddhist thought and practice, and consider what issues arise from its transformation into a modern secular form of stress-relief.<\/p>\n

The event costs \u00a321.50 full price or \u00a35 for students.<\/p>\n

To book, please see the page here:
\nwww.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/happiness-and-wellbeing-tickets-42454677082<\/a><\/p>\n

You may watch a video of Richard presenting on ‘Mindfulness and the Buddhist Tradition’ below.<\/p>\n