MEDITATION, MINDFULNESS & SPIRITUALITY, a CBS Interfaith Special, looks at how the practice of meditation and mindfulness affects personal growth and social transformation, as well as its uses in our secular society. This special broadcast will be broadcast on the CBS Television Network on Sunday, June 28 (check local listings).LINK HERE
FEATURING:
***Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, head of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage, who discusses today’s “mindfulness movement” and how it can be used for social transformation.
***Sharon Salzberg, a Buddhist meditation teacher and co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society who explains the practice of meditation and mindfulness, and why it has become so popular.
***Yael Shy, Senior Director of Global Spiritual Life at New York University who’s undergrads created a student-only group called “Generation Meditation.” Several students involved with the group discuss how meditation and mindfulness has helped them deal with the everyday stresses of college and in figuring out their life’s purpose.
