Humanities and Meditation Research Institute
June 30, 2026
Tae-kyung An
This study aims to analyze research trends in Buddhist counseling-related academic journal articles published in South Korea from 2016 to 2025 and to propose directions for future research. To this end, articles identifiable through domestic academic search services - including KCI, RISS, DBpia, eArticle, and KOAJ - as well as open internet searches were reviewed for publications from 2016...
Humanities and Meditation Research Institute
June 30, 2026
Jae-hyun Park
This study aims to systematically analyze and review meta-analytic studies on meditation published in Korea between 2010 and 2024. Using multiple academic databases (RISS, KISS, DBpia, and KCI), a final set of 15 core meta-analytic papers was selected for analysis. The findings indicate that domestic meditation meta-analyses can be categorized into four major streams: first, studies examining...
Humanities and Meditation Research Institute
December 31, 2024
Hyun-Jin(InHae) Kim
This study confirms the effectiveness of a compassion program for middle-aged people. The research questions of this study are as follows. ‘Is there a difference in compassion before and after participating in a self-compassion program for middle-aged and older adults?’ For this purpose, a compassion program for middle-aged people was conducted on 20 middle-aged participants. The effectiveness...
Humanities and Meditation Research Institute
June 30, 2024
Bo-Mi Lee
This study applied a systematic literature review method to examine studies of mindfulness meditative approaches or interventions for addiction, and to derive implications for the use of meditation for addiction intervention. To this end, until April 2024, a total of six papers were selected and analyzed, including the research foundation registration(candidate) paper among domestic studies,...
Humanities and Meditation Research Institute
June 30, 2024
Jinseop Kim
In this study, we conducted in-depth interviews with 5 teachers from City A to investigate the perceived necessity of mindfulness education among Korean teachers and its potential application in the school setting. Through the interviews, we focused on analyzing the necessity of mindfulness education in schools, implementation methods, appropriate education time, difficulties in implementation,...
Humanities and Meditation Research Institute
June 30, 2024
Jin-keon Moon
This study explored basic steps of active imagination and looked at related topics such as free association, imagination, signs and symbols in order to reveal the characteristics of Jung’s active imagination. According to the results of the exploration, active imagination is not a reductive way to understand the mental images that emerge from the unconscious. In active imagination a patient...