When Meditation Meets Deep, Collective Human Values

Mindfulness training can make a big difference in basic mental health, but at a certain point, people want to go deeper, and cultivate positive values. Do these values emerge automatically from mindfulness practice, or do we need to explicitly explore them and cultivate them? It’s an important question, because in these perilous times, humankind needs strong, shared core values.After ten years of teaching Mindfulness-Based Programs, I continue to be blown away by the potential of mindfulne