The Importance of Commitment in Mindfulness

David Perry: I sometimes avoid the word mindfulness because of people immediately think Buddhist, but of course the hymn is before. It's actually in all of our wisdom traditions. And if it's not being extended into your life and the lies of those you love and care about, there's a kind of a self-indulgent form that in all of those traditions is resisted. You know, waking up without then taking action that is afforded by greater openness and awareness to me as a tragedy. He says we have some data now where we've been looking longitudinally within individuals at things like self compassion, mindfulness and so forth. The nicer they are to themselves, the meaner and