International Journal of Applied Research
October 1, 2026
Akshay ., N Ramya
Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major public health concern in India. Many people in India also use traditional and spiritual practices such as yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, prayer, and religious rituals. However, little is known about how these practices are viewed within formal de-addiction settings. Objective: This study explored how clients and treatment staff in Delhi perceive...
International Journal of Applied Research
July 1, 2026
Swapan Samanta
This essay assembles a comparative lexicon of five virtues — self-discipline, humility, generosity, mindfulness, and perseverance — across five formative traditions: the Hindu, the Buddhist, the Confucian, the Islamic, and the Christian. Twenty-five technical terms are gathered (tapas, sīla, kè jǐ, taqwā, temperantia; vinaya, anattā, qiān, tawāḍuʿ, humilitas; dāna in two senses, shù, zakāh,...
International Journal of Applied Research
July 1, 2026
Swapan Samanta
Comparative philosophy of religion routinely confronts a methodological dilemma that is rarely named openly: most of its practitioners write about traditions to which they do not belong. The two dominant responses - comparative theology's insistence on confessional location (Clooney, Cornille) and constructivism's refusal of cross-traditional comparison altogether (Katz, Proudfoot) - each...
International Journal of Applied Research
2026
Kashi Nath Pandey
Yoga-based practices have been increasingly studied as neurocognitive and psychophysiological interventions capable of modulating brain function and emotional regulation. The proposed framework integrates insights from neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and contemplative traditions to explain how yoga promotes self-regulation and cognitive flexibility. Yoga involves a dynamic interaction...
International Journal of Applied Research
2026
Tania Roy
Indian philosophy offers one of the earliest and most profound enquiries into consciousness and cognition. The Vedic understanding of consciousness is fundamentally cosmological and sacrificial, highlighting Ṛta (cosmic order) and the interconnectedness of the individual and the universe. The Upaniṣads expand on this foundation by providing a deeper metaphysical exploration, centring on Ātman...
International Journal of Applied Research
2026
U Vijayabanu, Aswathi Bimal
Meditation and spiritual practices have moved from the margins of medical interest into the center of contemporary mental health research, with a rapidly growing body of randomized trials, neuroimaging studies, and systematic reviews. Evidence from programs such as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, yoga based interventions, Transcendental Meditation, loving kindness practices, and mantra...
International Journal of Applied Research
2025
Pham Ly Mong Van
The focus of this study is the Buddhist understanding of fear, its characteristics, its role in the spiritual journey, and the healing potential of Buddhist practices that underlie the above-mentioned. In articulating Early and Mahayana Buddhist scriptures along with contemporary psychological perspectives, the study denotes that, in Buddhism, fear is not simply a negative emotion; it is...
International Journal of Applied Research
2023
Nitin S. Wani
1 citation
This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of extant publications on transcendental meditation through an extensive bibliometric retrospection of the area of transcendental meditation based on a sample of 8776 articles extracted from Dimensions database spanning across the years ranging from 1955 to 2022 and further analysed using VOSviewer. The study analysed 8776 articles published...
International Journal of Applied Research
September 1, 2018
Shubhdip Kaur
Background: Adolescents with histories of childhood maltreatment frequently experience severe impairments in interpersonal functioning, impacting their relationships with parents, peers, and educators, as well as their broader social perception. Objective: This study evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of Mindfulness training in enhancing interpersonal relationships among adolescents who...
International Journal of Applied Research
May 1, 2018
Kirti .
The increasing prevalence of psychological distress among adolescents and young adults has been attributed to academic pressure, family conflict, socioeconomic inequalities, trauma, excessive social media use, discrimination, and other chronic stressors. When these stressors exceed an individual's coping capacity, maladaptive coping strategies such as avoidance, rumination, substance abuse,...