[Buddha-l] Mindfulness in the marketplace

[jkirk]

http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2039/

Here is a take-out quote from the review in this link (above) that reflects
the analysis in a book I just read, _Selling Spirituality: The Silent
Takeover of Religion_ by Jeremy Carrette, Richard King.

"...Tom's mission: To protect frazzled high-power execs from burnout by
teaching them "how to play the casino without getting hooked." Proudly, Tom
promotes an in-the-moment philosophy of "mindfulness"-allegedly
rehabilitated, he's now an entrepreneur who turns his cell phone off at
night."

Something about this phenomenon makes me edgy, but I can't put my finger on
precisely why, other than to wonder if meditation in se is ethically
neutral!

Joanna