Tahir and Umar are joined by Dr. Damir Rafi, the author of a blistering <a href='https://rationalreligion.co.uk/mindfulness-spiritual-awakening-or-mindless-hype'>new critique</a> of the Mindfulness movement. We discuss his experience with it, the origins of Buddhist meditation, the scientific evidence for mindfulness, and a bit of Russell Brand for good measure too. You can watch the video of this discussion via clips of this on our <a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ASSaYNO3hdPryRFH1xlIQ'>YouTube channel</a>.

Tahir and Umar are joined by Dr. Damir Rafi, the author of a blistering new critique of the Mindfulness movement. We discuss his experience with it, the origins of Buddhist meditation, the scientific evidence for mindfulness, and a bit of Russell Brand for good measure too. You can watch the video of this discussion via clips of this on our YouTube channel.

Tahir and Umar are joined by Dr. Damir Rafi, the author of a blistering <a href="https://rationalreligion.co.uk/mindfulness-spiritual-awakening-or-mindless-hype" rel="noopener noreferrer">new critique</a> of the Mindfulness movement. We discuss his experience with it, the origins of Buddhist meditation, the scientific evidence for mindfulness, and a bit of Russell Brand for good measure too. You can watch the video of this discussion via clips of this on our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ASSaYNO3hdPryRFH1xlIQ" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube channel</a>.&nbsp;

Mindfulness: Fake Spirituality for a Capitalist World?

The Rational Religion Show tackles big questions with a light touch. Brothers Tahir & Umar Nasser, two British doctors, have fun looking at religion, science, politics and culture through the lens of Ahmadiyya Islam.

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The Rational Religion Show tackles big questions with a light touch. Brothers Tahir &amp; Umar Nasser, two British doctors, have fun looking at religion, science, politics and culture through the lens of Ahmadiyya Islam.

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