INTEGRATING BUDDHIST WISDOM AND MEDITATION INTO MODERN EDUCATION AND MENTAL WELL-BEING
Ven. Candavara & Dr. Saw Htut Sandar
SCHOLARLY RESEARCH JOURNAL FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES November 20, 2025 preprint DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17660595 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review |
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| Topics | Buddhism Meditation |
| Key findings | Argues that Buddhist wisdom and meditation practices, including mindfulness of breathing and loving-kindness cultivation, can be integrated into education without religious affiliation to address stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout among students and teachers. The authors contend, based on a review of programs such as MBSR and MISP, that these practices support emotional regulation, concentration, empathy, academic performance, and psychological resilience. |
Abstract
Nowadays, relating with mental health, many people faced the problems, for those concerns, especially focus for the students and teachers are making modern educational systems increasingly challenging. Increasing of stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout among learners is evidence that innovative and compassionate approaches to education are required. In this paper, we explore the potential to integrate Buddhist wisdom and meditation into contemporary educational frameworks to address these challenges and foster overall mental well-being. Focus to this approach are main Buddhist concepts like mindfulness (sati), ethical conduct (s?la), compassion (karu??), loving-kindness (mett?), and wisdom (paññ?), which provide profound psychological insights and moral foundations for personal growth. This study focusses on classical Buddhist texts and contemporary applications of meditation techniques, particularly ?n?p?nasati (mindfulness of breathing) and mett? bh?van? (cultivation of loving kindness) in educational settings, by the review of existing mindfulness-based educational programs, such as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness in Schools Project (MISP), this research highlights the transformative impact these practices have on emotional regulation, concentration, empathy, and academic performance. This article argues that such integration does not require religious affiliation but rather promotes conducive to peaceful coexistence, universal values and psychological resilience although as educational institutions should more focus for inclusive, humane, and effective models, Buddhist wisdom offers a time-tested yet dynamically relevant resource.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical populations | 2003 | Review | |
| Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects | 2007 | Review | |
| Mindfulness Interventions | 2016 | Review | |
| Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation | 2017 | Review | |
| Mindfulness and acceptance: expanding the cognitive-behavioral tradition | 2005 | Review |