Sententiae March 31, 2026 Olena Kalantarova
Review of Douglas S. Duckworth (2019). Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy of Mind and Nature. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) March 31, 2026 Tenzin Trepp
This paper develops a comparative philosophical analysis of minimal-duality and “bare” consciousness as introspective limit-concepts—notions that emerge when reflexive awareness approaches the edges of self-representation and differentiation. By examining selected traditions (Neoplatonism, Advaita Vedānta, Mahāyāna Buddhism, Taoism, and Kabbalah) as illustrative case studies rather than an...
Sententiae March 31, 2026 Anastasia Strelkova 1 citation
The paper analyses the three main concepts of Buddhist philosophy of consciousness and considers the problem of their translation into Ukrainian. The author shows that it is necessary to compare the terms related to different Buddhist traditions’ (Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese and al.) in order to adequately translate them into modern languages. The analysis of a passage (II.34) from Vasubandhu’s...
Rudn Journal of Philosophy March 31, 2026 Oleg T. Ermishin
The research devoted to the studies of Merab Mamardashvili and Alexander Pyatigorsky, their philosophical approaches to understanding consciousness. M.K. Mamardashvili and A.M. Pyatigorsky first presented the “metatheory of consciousness” in the joint work “Symbol and consciousness” (completed in 1974, published in 1982). The basics of their “metatheory” are the description of the “structure of...
Munaddhomah Jurnal Manajemen Pendidikan Islam March 30, 2026 Hamzah Hamzah, Firdaus Firdaus, Siti Robiah et al.
This study critically addresses the persistent gap in Islamic Religious Education (IRE) between cognitive-oriented instructional practices and the need for transformative learning that meaningfully integrates spiritual experience. Existing applications of Quantum Learning (QL) within religious education largely remain technical and methodological. At the same time, Sufi epistemology,...
Wah Academia Journal of Global Religions March 30, 2026 Salvia Islam, Hamza Bin Anees, Aiman Aiman
This paper explores the concept of spiritual longing in the poetry of Ghani Khan through the Hallajian doctrine of fanā (self-annihilation), arguing that desire in his poetic vision functions as a form of devotion rather than emotional yearning. While Ghani Khan’s poetry has been widely discussed in aesthetic, existential, and socio-political terms, its engagement with mystical longing as a...
Mindfulness March 25, 2026 Tanaphong Uthayaratana, William H. O’Brien, Teerawan Teerapong et al.
Abstract Objectives Buddhist-derived interventions have gained increasing interest in Western psychology. These interventions typically embed Buddhist techniques and principles within Western frameworks. This study evaluated the effectiveness of Buddhist techniques embedded within a Buddhist framework. Method A literature search for articles published up to July 2, 2025, was conducted using...
Ukrainian Religious Studies March 25, 2026 Павло Володимирович Ковальчук
The article examines the principles of Buddhist meditation through a systematic analysis of three dimensions: the Pāli Canon, applied literature, and scientific research. By conducting a comparative analysis within each field, the study identifies common patterns, differences, and complementary aspects, outlining a landscape for understanding Buddhist meditation from distinct yet interconnected...
Mindfulness March 24, 2026 Andrew Boxer, Frances Shawyer, Ian Coghlan et al.
Abstract Objectives Buddhist psychology provides a detailed framework for understanding the mind through its classification of mental factors, offering a structured model for analysing moment-to-moment experience and identifying antidotes to unhelpful mental states. While specific mental factors such as mindfulness and compassion have been widely integrated into Western therapeutic models, the...
Religions March 20, 2026 Byoungjai Lee 1 citation
Meditation-related difficulties have been systematically documented in contemporary contemplative science, yet the prescriptive resources preserved in the ancient Buddhist commentarial literature remain underutilized in comparative research. This study analyzes the case of five hundred monks in the Paramatthajotikā I’s commentary on the Karaṇīya-metta-sutta. During intensive practice, these...
Frontiers in Psychology March 19, 2026 Richard W. Maxwell
Meditation research has focused primarily on secular forms of mindfulness meditation rather than spiritual forms of meditation, and rarely on devotion in meditation. This study sought to gain broader understanding of the psychological characteristics (mindfulness, mysticism, self-actualization, positive affect and negative affect) and practice characteristics (minutes per day and years of...
Front Psychol March 18, 2026
Editorial: Deepening consciousness: what phenomenology, yogic, and Buddhist meditation can contribute from a psychological perspective.
Scientific Reports March 18, 2026 Jonas T. T. Schlomberg, Daniel Meling, Robin Grylka et al.
The acute subjective effects (ASEs) of psychedelic substances are assumed to play a critical role for their therapeutic and well-being enhancing benefits. However, recent work voiced critique regarding the validity and adequacy of conventional measures and modalities utilized to study ASEs of psychedelics, and call for data-driven, unbiased, and experience-based research approaches. The...
Religions March 17, 2026 Jia Liu
This article explores how Buddhist theories of mind-nature can inform ethical design in artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on AI as a supportive condition for human awakening and self-realization. Drawing on the doctrine of no-self, it argues that AI should not be treated as an autonomous moral subject, but as a contingent mirror of human data, design, and intention. Although present AI...
Arts March 17, 2026 Zhilong Yan, Manyi Pei
Daoism is an important indigenous religion of China that emerged from ancient totemic worship and shamanic practices, encompassing mysterious ritual arts known as fulu (talismans and registers). Daoist fulu writing constitutes an important content and manifestation of Daoist spiritual calligraphy, representing a significant embodiment of Daoist sacred knowledge and mystical power. This paper...
Journal for social science archives March 17, 2026 Dr. Sherhzad Ameena Khattak, Salvia Islam, Malik Umer Bin Ajmal
This study examines the representation of self-negation in the poetry of Ghani Khan through the mystical philosophy of Mansur al-Hallaj, with particular focus on the doctrine of fanā (annihilation of the self). While Ghani Khan’s poetry has often been approached through aesthetic, existential, and socio-political frameworks, its engagement with radical Sufi mysticism remains underexplored....
International Journal of History and Archaeology Research Studies March 16, 2026 S Sajeer
This article examines the encounter between Tibetan Buddhist monastic traditions and indigenous animist cosmologies in the hill societies of present-day Arunachal Pradesh between the eighth and early nineteenth centuries. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork by Verrier Elwin, Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf, and Niranjan Sarkar, alongside material and archival evidence, the study traces how the...
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications March 13, 2026 Bryan Kam, Isabela Granic
Abstract This paper presents “ Neither/Nor ,” a philosophical synthesis which defines conceptual and experiential modes of knowing as complementary skills which can be deliberately trained and oscillated. The paper argues that neither theory (concepts) nor practice (experience) alone can suffice for desirable outcomes in personal flourishing or scientific inquiry. Drawing from Western and...
Priviet Social Sciences Journal March 13, 2026 Angga Dwi Oktafiawan, Muhammad Yusron El Yunusi
This study examines the implementation of dhikr taskiyatun nafs in enhancing the spiritual intelligence of takhasus class students at Pondok Pesantren Nurul Ikhlas Sepande Candi Sidoarjo. The research employs a qualitative descriptive approach using field research methods. Data were collected through participatory observation, in depth interviews with ustadz and students, and institutional...
Philosophies March 13, 2026 Tina Röck
In this contribution, I explore the idea that reality is best understood as fundamentally dynamic and interdependent, i.e., processual, bringing together resources from process thought, phenomenology and the Madhyamaka school of Buddhism. I furthermore explore how this view shapes the ways we speak about, investigate, and understand the natural world. What is novel in my approach is that I...
International Journal of Scientific Research in Engineering and Management March 6, 2026 Dong Thang, D. Tyagi
Abstract Human desires and worldly pursuits are sources of suffering for individuals and society. The Buddha, time and again, taught that our freedom lies in our hands, more specifically in the boundaries of our minds. The heart of Buddhist practice to achieve freedom is a life of ethical conduct (sīla) and the practice of concentration (samādhi) and wisdom (paññā). The two meditation...
Advances in Education Humanities and Social Science Research March 6, 2026 Qing Li
For over 2500 years, the aim of Buddhism has been to help people liberate themselves from suffering, attain happiness and well-being, and ultimately achieve Nirvana, the path to freedom. Many Buddhist practices in emotional management are effective in alleviating suffering. Among these, meditation, mindfulness, and compassion meditation, due to their effects on improving concentration, calming...
Advances In Social Humanities Research March 4, 2026 Eko Susiono, I Wayan Suka Yasa, Ida Ayu Komang Arniati
In the modern era, many individuals experience spiritual emptiness and mental health disorders due to the pressures of life and loss of meaning in life. S.N. Goenka's technique of Vipassana meditation is present as an alternative to spiritual practice that emphasizes the observation of bodily sensations without ritual and is non-sectarian, thus attracting the interest of lay practitioners from...
Religions March 2, 2026 Saiping An
This study addresses a lacuna in Buddhist modernism scholarship, which has extensively examined Buddhists’ employment of science as an instrument for Buddhist apologetics across Theravada, Yogacara, Zen and Tibetan Buddhist traditions, yet has largely neglected Huayan Buddhism. Taking an influential contemporary Buddhist adherent, Zhong Maosen (b. 1973), as a case study, it analyzes his...