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Introduction Introduction
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From Radicalism to Assimilation: Buddhist Modernism in Asia From Radicalism to Assimilation: Buddhist Modernism in Asia
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Meditation as Resistance to Colonialism Meditation as Resistance to Colonialism
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Meditation as Nation Building Meditation as Nation Building
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Meditation and Engaged Buddhism in Asia Meditation and Engaged Buddhism in Asia
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Controversy and Development Controversy and Development
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The Assimilative Current in the West The Assimilative Current in the West
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Mindfulness Mindfulness
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A Secular Religion A Secular Religion
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Mindfulness in Education Mindfulness in Education
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Mindfulness in Business Mindfulness in Business
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Meditation and Progressive Social Change: CMind Meditation and Progressive Social Change: CMind
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The Radical Current The Radical Current
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Meditation and War Resistance: Buddhist Peace Fellowship Meditation and War Resistance: Buddhist Peace Fellowship
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How Are Meditation and Social Change Related? How Are Meditation and Social Change Related?
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Meditation Alone Is Not Enough, but It Is Finding New Applications Meditation Alone Is Not Enough, but It Is Finding New Applications
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Meditation to Counter Structures of Injustice: Occupy Wall Street Meditation to Counter Structures of Injustice: Occupy Wall Street
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Meditation and Internalized Oppression: The Center for Transformative Change Meditation and Internalized Oppression: The Center for Transformative Change
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Meditation and Diversity: East Bay Meditation Center Meditation and Diversity: East Bay Meditation Center
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Feminist Meditation Feminist Meditation
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Meditation and Racial Justice Meditation and Racial Justice
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Meditating for the Planet Meditating for the Planet
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Meditation Across Assimilative and Radical Currents Meditation Across Assimilative and Radical Currents
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Asian and Buddhist Roots Asian and Buddhist Roots
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Clashing and Converging Currents Clashing and Converging Currents
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Conclusion Conclusion
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References References
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35 Enacting Social Change Through Buddhist Meditation
Get accessAnn Gleig is an Associate Professor of Religion and Cultural Studies at the University of Central Florida. She is author of American Dharma: Buddhism Beyond Modernity (Yale University Press, 2019) and co-author with Lola Williamson of Homegrown Gurus: From Hinduism in America to American Hinduism (SUNY Press, 2013).
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Published:10 November 2020
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Abstract
This chapter illustrates connections between meditation and social change, distinguishing assimilative and radical currents recognizable in the adoption of meditation as a tool of social stability and social transformation, especially within a North American context. The assimilative approach rests on the assumption that individual meditation practice will naturally lead to social transformation. It underlies the incorporation of meditation into established public institutions such as schools, hospitals, and the political arena. The radical current shifts focus from individual practice to structural change and collective liberation and is most visible in progressive social activist communities, which have adopted meditation as a strategy of self-care and a creative tool of protest. Both radical and assimilative currents have roots in the modernization of Buddhism that began during colonialism, which has led to the de-contextualization of meditation from its traditional religious matrix and its re-contextualization in various new matrices including ones primarily geared toward social transformation and justice.
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