I have been a student, teacher, and researcher of mindfulness for over four decades (e.g., Mikulas
1981,
1990,
2002,
2011). As a university professor, I regularly teach a course in Buddhist psychology where mindfulness is a continuous part of the lab. I also regularly teach related free community programs, which provide a wider range of type of students for me to address and learn from. As a visiting professor and member of international organizations interested in the interfacing of Eastern and Western psychologies, I have given many mindfulness-related talks and workshops around the world. In this paper, “students” include all these different groups, and it includes me as well. …