The greatest challenge in contemplative science: tailoring meditative practices.
Javier García-campayo, Roberto Whyte, Rinchen Hijar-Aguinaga
Frontiers in Psychology December 17, 2024 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1483342 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Buddhism Meditation |
| Keywords | Personality Tailoring Enneagram |
| Key findings | Argues that meditation is generally taught in a standard, untailored way regardless of practitioners' personality traits, and that no scientific attempts have yet been made to match meditation types to personality. Summarizes limited proposals from Buddhism, humanistic and transpersonal thought, and the Enneagram, and proposes future research directions. |
Abstract
The practice of meditation has grown in popularity around the world in recent decades. However, standard and untailored meditative practices are recommended for all practitioners, regardless of their personality traits or characteristics. No scientific attempts have been made to match specific meditation types with personality. This paper summarizes the limited proposals relevant to this subject in contemplative traditions such as Buddhism and schools of humanistic and transpersonal thought, including the Enneagram. We also discuss future research directions in this field.
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