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The Meaning Connection Between Mindfulness and Happiness

Author(s) -

BELLIN ZVI J.

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

the journal of humanistic counseling

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593

H-Index - 15

eISSN - 2161-1939

pISSN - 2159-0311

DOI - 10.1002/johc.12013

Subject(s) - happiness , mindfulness , meaning (existential) , compassion , psychology , meditation , humanism , connection (principal bundle) , psychotherapist , foundation (evidence) , social psychology , epistemology , philosophy , political science , mathematics , geometry , theology , law

This article proposes a humanistic‐oriented theoretical foundation for meaning in life as a mediator between mindfulness meditation and happiness. Three main functions of mindfulness are introduced: nonidentification, choice, and compassion. These functions are examined through the lens of meaning in life theory. Implications for humanistic counselors are discussed.

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