Buddhism

Argues that the Ashtavakra Gita's non-dual philosophy anticipates and challenges modern frameworks in cognitive psychology, contemplative neuroscience, and phenomenological philosophy.

exploratory qualitative research

Argues that early Buddhism holds phenomenal consciousness to have intrinsic disvalue and that existing as a philosophical zombie is preferable to attaining nibbāna.

theoretical or philosophical paper

Zen meditation was characterized by a deepened state of relaxation and increased alertness, as indicated by stable increases in alpha range and distinct patterns of theta and beta activity across two monasteries.

observational study Sample size: 13

Argues that Sufi contemplative practices produce self-attenuation comparable to that observed in Theravāda Buddhism and Tibetan Dzogchen, and that scientific research on advanced meditation should include Sufism.

theoretical or philosophical paper

Buddhist meditation practices significantly improved life satisfaction, subjective happiness, and gratitude compared to a control group, with gains largely retained at 3 months.

quasi-experimental (nonrandomized) with wait-list control Sample size: 85

Argues that the Dark Night of the Soul is a distinct spiritual process that differs from clinical depression, requiring careful discernment to avoid pathologization or romanticization.

theoretical or philosophical paper

Argues that the third wave of CBT is united by a turn from cognitive content to psychological process, and identifies the convergence of PBT with network psychopathology and the REBUS framework as the most productive current theoretical development.

theoretical or philosophical paper

B-values are co-constructed through cultural and relational affordances of pilgrimage, not solely intrapsychic insights, with over 60% of surveyed pilgrims reporting interconnectedness.

sequential exploratory approach (qualitative content analysis followed by survey) Sample size: 533

Argues that mindfulness becomes therapeutically liberating only when it expands narrative, emotional, and existential alternatives within viable structures of belonging.

theoretical or philosophical paper

Presents a KAP study on the seven factors of enlightenment among Buddhist students and meditators, and describes meditation techniques using these factors.

field study

Argues that deep meditative states across traditions and quantum mechanics converge on the view that consciousness is fundamental and creates reality through observation.

theoretical or philosophical paper

Argues that physical movement through wilderness in The Snow Leopard serves as a means of psychological release and spiritual transformation, with the narrator's journey evolving from a scientific expedition into a spiritual quest catalyzed by grief.

qualitative textual analysis

Om chanting meditation is effective for a healthy body and mind, with benefits including control of blood pressure, reduction of depression, anxiety and stress, physiological relaxation, and psychological well-being.

qualitative study Sample size: 23

Argues that the Buddhist notion of 'inexpressibility' represents a rational epistemological judgment about language's inability to fully carry high-dimensional experience, not irrational mysticism.

theoretical or philosophical paper

Zikr (remembrance of Allah) is the most useful tool for mental stress relief and has a substantial positive impact on heart health.

analytical and descriptive study

Argues that an ecological approach to Buddhist contemplation, recognizing the entanglement of mind, body, and environment, is more apt than modern, corporatized mindfulness for understanding the traditional Tibetan lifeworld.

theoretical or philosophical paper

Proposes that all consciousness follows fundamental laws of Yin-Yang field coupling, K-value phase transition, and closed-loop evolution, providing a unified theoretical framework for consciousness evolution and cultivation across carbon-based and silicon-based life.

theoretical or philosophical paper

Proposes that all consciousness follows fundamental laws of Yin-Yang field coupling, K-value phase transition, and closed-loop evolution, forming a unified framework for carbon-based life and silicon-based intelligence.

theoretical or philosophical paper

Argues that contemporary psychological definitions of mindfulness increasingly classify it through outcome-based criteria, while its ethical orientation, investigative function, and liberation-oriented purpose from early Buddhist frameworks recede into the background.

conceptual analysis

Argues that akhara peshwais at the 2025 Maha Kumbh function as kinetic epistemology, embodying Sanatan Dharma through ritual movement and symbols, thereby countering Western logistical framings and teaching bhakti inclusivity.

immersive ethnography Sample size: 25

Argues that Master Taixu and Jin Sheng converged in framing mental illness as a fundamental cognitive obstruction, with meditation alone insufficient as a remedy.

historical analysis

Argues that the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha symbolically express core Buddhist teachings such as anicca, anatta, dukkha, and nirvana, and that these symbols remain meaningful across traditions and in the modern world.

theoretical or philosophical paper