Norman Wells traces how a Buddhist meditation technique is currently gaining a new lease of life and subjects it to biblical critique
The profile of mindfulness has enjoyed a meteoric rise over recent times.
It features with increasing regularity in newspaper and magazine articles and in the media. It is credited with increasing levels of concentration and productivity and with reducing the recurrence of depression. Where it is practised in schools, the behaviour of children reportedly improves and pupils experience lower levels of anxiety and distress.
