David McMahan

Franklin and Marshall College

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Religious studies professor at Franklin and Marshall College and author of The Making of Buddhist Modernism

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Mindfulness mania is sweeping the business world, with hedge fund managers extolling its benefits, and companies from General Motors to Goldman Sachs offering meditation packages for…

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