Humanists’ Guide to Mindfulness Meditation and the Secular Buddhist Reformation

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Saturday, May 19 | 9:00am-10:00am

Sunday, May 20 | 9:10am-9:45am

Revolutionary humanists and freethinkers are utilizing meditation and psychology to live a more fulfilling life, and this engenders the greater good for humanity. In the process, they are changing Traditional Buddhism, the 4th largest religion in the world. What do the practices of meditation and Secular Buddhism entail? Are Buddhists also Secular Humanists? Are Buddhists free from beliefs in god(s), and faith in gurus, pseudoscience and the supernatural? What is the Secular Buddhist Reformation and how does it affect our movement?

Mark Gura

Mark W. Gura is the president of the Atheist Alliance of America and the co-presenter of the Richard Dawkins Award (atheistallianceamerica.com). He is also the president of the nonprofit Association of Mindfulness Meditation and Secular Buddhism (AMMSB.org).

Mark has over 20 years’ experience in practicing mindfulness meditation/Vipassana which he learned from the late S.N. Goenka in India, has written the books, Atheist Meditation Atheist Spirituality and Exploring Your Life, as well as co-founding and hosting the iSecularBuddhist.com podcast.

Mark seeks to eliminate dogma and indoctrination by empowering individuals to learn evidence-based meditation techniques and to encourage science, reason, critical thinking, and humanism. He is inspired by travel and exploration, and throughout his life, he has lived in or explored more than 80 countries.