Effects of Seon Buddhist meditation-based Templestay Program: Focusing on Mindfulness, Self-Compassion and Quality of life
Jungseop Youm, Kangsuk Shon, Somi Jeong, Jin-keon Moon
The Korean Association for the Study of Religious Education December 31, 2023 DOI: 10.58601/kjre.2023.12.30.12 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Quasi-experimental design Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 56 |
| Population | Adults |
| Intervention | Seon Buddhist meditation-based temple stay program |
| Duration | 3 days and 2 nights |
| Topics | Buddhism Meditation |
| Key findings | A Seon Buddhist meditation-based temple stay program was effective in promoting mindfulness, self-compassion, and quality of life. |
Abstract
[Objective] The purpose of this study is to conduct a temple stay program based on Seon Buddhist meditation and confirm that the temple stay program is effective in improving mindfulness, self-compassion, and quality of life. [Contents] Quasi-experimental design was used to verify the effectiveness of the program targeting 27 adults in the experimental group and 29 in the control group. To this end, a temple stay program based on Seon Buddhism meditation was conducted for 3 days and 2 nights in June 2023, and the effectiveness of the program was verified by conducting a pre-post test using mindfulness, self-compassion, and quality of life scales. First, the Seon Buddhist meditation-based temple stay program was found to be effective in promoting mindfulness. Second, the Seon Buddhist meditation-based temple stay program was found to be effective in promoting self-compassion. Third, the Seon Buddhist meditation-based temple stay program was found to be effective in improving quality of life. [Conclusions] The results of this study are significant in that they provided basic data for the development of future temple stay programs by presenting empirical results of a temple stay program based on Seon Buddhist meditation.
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|---|---|---|---|
| EEG Alpha Blocking Correlated with Perception of Inner Light During Zen Meditation Zen-Buddhist practitioners who had been practicing meditation for years | 2003 | Experimental study | |
| Zen meditation and ABC relaxation theory: An exploration of relaxation states, beliefs, dispositions, and motivations Experienced Zen meditators and college students | 2001 | Controlled experimental study | n = 83 |
| Exploring Emptiness and its Effects on Non-attachment, Mystical Experiences, and Psycho-spiritual Wellbeing: A Quantitative and Qualitative Study of Advanced Meditators. Advanced Buddhist meditators | 2019 | Within-subjects experimental design with qualitative analysis | n = 25 |
| Ready to help, no matter what you did: Responsibility attribution does not influence compassion in expert Buddhist practitioners. Expert Buddhist practitioners and trained novices | 2024 | Experimental study | |
| ZEN MEDITATION AND TIME-EXPERIENCE | 1989 | Experimental study |