Richard King, Professor of Buddhist and Asian Studies and Head of the Department of Religious Studies, will be delivering a keynote talk at the ‘Happiness and Wellbeing’ conference to be held the Carrs Lane Conference Centre in Birmingham on Saturday 16 June 2018.

The aim of the conference is to explore the theme of Happiness and Wellbeing from religious, philosophical, psychological, health and other perspectives.

Richard’s talk is entitled ‘From Buddhist Meditation to Modern Secular Therapy: An Analysis of Mindfulness in Ancient and Modern Contexts’. 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.

The event costs £21.50 full price or £5 for students.

To book, please see the page here.

You may watch a video of Richard presenting on ‘Mindfulness and the Buddhist Tradition’ below.