Improving Concentration and Mindfulness in Learning through Meditation
D. Grewal
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Education |
| Key points | Argues that meditation cultivates concentration and mindfulness, which cooperate in a balanced ratio to produce insight and understanding, and that both support better learning. The authors propose that mindfulness should receive slightly more emphasis because it is the center of meditation. |
Abstract
Meditation refers to a family of self-regulation practices that focus on training attention and awareness in order to bring mental processes under greater voluntary control and thereby foster general mental well-being and self-inducement of a mode of consciousness development whereby specific capacities such as calm, clarity, and concentration are attained. The process of concentrating, especially the fixing of close, undivided attention is the ability to direct one's thinking in whatever direction one would intend. Learning is the process of acquisition of knowledge which can be obtained through mindful learning. Mindfulness directs the power of concentration. Mindfulness is the manager of the operation. Concentration furnishes the power by which mindfulness can penetrate into the deepest level of the mind. Their cooperation results in insight and understanding. These must be cultivated together in a balanced ratio. Just a bit more emphasis is given to mindfulness because mindfulness is the center of meditation. Meditation helps concentration and mindfulness and; concentration and mindfulness help better learning. This paper concentrates on how effective meditation improves concentration and mindfulness for effective learning.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mechanisms of mindfulness | 2005 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective | 2011 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression | 2006 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART): a framework for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |