[The experiences of recovery from disease in patients doing meditation].
Haeng-Mi Son, Joo-Hyun Kim, Jong-Hoon Kim
Taehan Kanho Hakhoe chi October 1, 2005 DOI: 10.4040/jkan.2005.35.6.1025 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Qualitative study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 16 |
| Population | Patients with disease who practice a form of Buddhist meditation |
| Intervention | Buddhist meditation |
| Topics | Buddhism Meditation |
| Keywords | Humans Convalescence Adult Middle aged Female Mind-body relations, metaphysical |
| Key findings | The authors propose that participants' recovery process centered on "discovering the true self," moving through entering religious discipline, embodying religious discipline, self-accomplishing religious faith, and recovering mind-body health. Participants reportedly began meditating because of illness, grew in faith through indescribable religious experiences, and ultimately trusted an "inner healer," leading to stabilization in physical, psychological, and social daily living. |
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of recovery from disease in the patients doing a kind of Buddhist meditation, and to develop a grounded theory about meditation.
Method: Data was collected by an in-depth interview using tape-recordings from sixteen participants doing meditation. The data was analyzed using the grounded theory method proposed by Strauss and Corbin(1998).
Result: The core category was discovering the true self. The participants began to do meditation because of their disease. They experienced obstacles due to incomplete religious acceptance. However, their faith grew gradually based on religious experiences that were indescribable. Finally, they entirely trusted the inner healer, which is emphasized in meditation. The strategies that they used were self reflection and seeking help for accepting deep meditation. They were stabilized in physical, psychological and social daily living. The processes of discovering the true self were identified as entering religious discipline, embodying religious discipline, self-accomplishing religious faith, and recovering mind-body health.
Conclusion: This study provided the understanding of mind-body integration. Empirical research may be needed to prove scientifically the effects of meditation.
Comparable studies
Other qualitative studies on meditation, most cited first.