JavaScript is disabled in your browser. You can still read and search, but features like search previews, menus, and forms may not work until it's enabled.

Beyond the Present Moment: Why Mindfulness Research Needs a Historical Perspective

PsyArXiv June 4, 2026 preprint DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/h8unt_v2 (opens in new tab)

Relevant Not relevant

Study at a glance

AI-extracted from the abstract

Characteristics	Theoretical or philosophical paper
Topics	Meditation
Key points	Argues that mindfulness research would benefit from incorporating historical perspectives to avoid decontextualizing the practice and to deepen understanding of its varied meanings and uses across cultures.

Abstract

Beyond the Present Moment: Why Mindfulness Research Needs a Historical Perspective

Parallels between Mindfulness and First-person Research into Consciousness Asian Studies August 10, 2016 5 citations
Mindfulness Between Tradition and Innovation: From Buddhist Psychology to Evidence-Based Intervention Preprints.org August 7, 2026
On the Buddhist roots of contemporary non-religious mindfulness practice: Moving beyond sectarian and essentialist approaches Temenos December 11, 2019
Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation Perspectives on Psychological Science October 10, 2017 1,500 citations
[The history of Mindfulness put to the test of current scientific data: unresolved questions]. L'Encephale December 1, 2014