Yanhe Deng

2 papers in the library · 1 citation · publishing 2024-2025

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Kindness is lesser preferable than happiness: investigating interest in different effects of the loving-kindness and compassion meditations.

BMC Psychology April 26, 2025 Yanhe Deng, Taoyuan Du, Xianglong Zeng et al. 1 citation

The primary purpose of the Loving-kindness and Compassion Meditations (LKCM) in Buddhism was the cultivation of kindness, but many modern LKCM trainings focused on happiness, and even used the "kindness for happiness" strategy that advocate cultivation of kindness for the benefit of happiness. This study investigated whether cultivating kindness was lesser desired than enhancing happiness for...

DOI: 10.1186/s40359-025-02771-4 Full text Buddhism Compassion meditation Hedonism Loving-kindness meditation +1

Kindness is lesser preferable than happiness: Investigating interest in different effects of the Loving-kindness and Compassion Meditations

Research Square June 5, 2024 Yanhe Deng, Wen Wang, Taoyuan Du et al. preprint

Abstract The primary purpose of the Loving-kindness and Compassion Meditations (LKCM) in Buddhism was the cultivation of kindness, but many modern LKCM trainings focused on happiness, and even used the “kindness for happiness” strategy that advocate cultivation of kindness for the benefit of happiness. This study investigated whether cultivating kindness was lesser desired than enhancing...

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4459312/v1