2 papers in the library · 14 citations · publishing 2010-2016
Religions August 8, 2016 Brendan Ozawa-de Silva
This article argues that the emerging project of contemplative science will be best served if it is informed by two perspectives. First, attention should be paid not only to non-analytical and/or mindfulness-based practices, but to a fuller range of contemplative practices, including analytical styles of meditation. Second, the issue of ethics must be addressed as a framework within which to...
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion March 1, 2010 Chikako Ozawa-de Silva, Brendan Ozawa-de Silva 14 citations
Adapted from a Shin Buddhist style of meditation, Naikan (“inner-looking”) is a week-long contemplative practice that involves reviewing one's life from the perspectives of others and has been called an indigenous Japanese psychotherapy due to its effectiveness in treating a variety of disorders. Data collected during an extended ethnographic study of Naikan in both Japan and Austria reveal...