Mindfulness as a Path of Women's Empowerment

Autor: Nadja FURLAN ŠTANTE
Jazyk: English<br />Japanese<br />Korean<br />Chinese
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Asian Studies, Vol 4, Iss 2 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2232-5131
2350-4226
DOI: 10.4312/as.2016.4.2.109-120
Popis: The paper brings together social mindfulness as a path of empowerment for women within its concept of the interrelatedness of all beings in the web of life. The paradigm of social mindfulness is thus established as the foundation of feminist spirituality. The focus of this work is on the possibility of applying the ethics of mindfulness as a paradigm to interpersonal interrelatedness. The relations among humans, nature, reason and emotion in self-development are confronted with the paradigm of mindfulness. This paper carries out a theoretical analysis of the possibility of integrating the paradigm of mindfulness with the paradigm of feminist spirituality. In this view, the paradigm shift toward integrating spiritual and social justice and ecological balance is examined. It also examines possibility of transformation of negative gender stereotypes with the help of mindfulness, loving kindness, compassion and ethics. From this point of view, the application of mindfulness in education (especially childhood, primary and secondary schools) is considered.
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