Experiencing oneness or nondual awareness has long been considered a core aspect of spirituality and an aim of meditation and spiritual practice. Oneness experience may lead to well-being and has various adaptive functions in everyday life. However, there has been a lack of comprehensive measures of oneness experiences that are grounded in the consensus-based reports of experienced meditation...
Background Oneness or nondual awareness refers to an experiential state characterized by the dissolution of boundaries between subject and object, often associated with a profound sense of connection. Historically rooted in spiritual practices, this experience has gained attention in contemporary secular and scientific frameworks. Despite the well-documented benefits of mindfulness on...
Research on meditation and mindfulness practice has flourished in recent years. While much of this research has focused on well-being outcomes associated with mindfulness practice, less research has focused on how perception of self may change as a result of mindfulness practice, or whether these changes in self-perception may be mechanisms of mindfulness in action. This is somewhat surprising...