Journal of Applied Social Psychology
September 1, 2023
Young Chin Park, Elizabeth C. Pinel
AbstractThis study investigates the effects of an intensive Buddhist (Zen) meditation practice on reductions in existential isolation and increases in prosocial behavior. This study also examines whether the hypothesized reduction in existential isolation resulting from the intensive meditation practice predicts other‐focused compassion. Study 1 utilized a quasi‐experimental design to...
Korean Institute for Buddhist Studies
August 31, 2023
Mee-Cho Seung
Qiyuan Xinggang was the leader of the earliest of the golden periods of the bhikkhuni zen masters in the late 17th century. Qiyuan Xinggang transmitted Dharma to her female disciples, making important achievements in forming a female lineage. Not only Qiyuan Xinggang but also her two disciples, Yigong and Yikui Chaochen's Records of Sayings, were all included in the Jiaxing Tripitaka. This era...
Cendikia Media Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan
August 30, 2023
I Ketut Damana
The purpose of the teacher is to program the formation of character in Buddhist Sunday schools because the teacher is not yet perfect in forming non-formal character education. The finding of the teacher teaching in the implementation of meditation is because the teacher has difficulty assessing the character of the meditation students. Therefore the teacher is limited to playing an active role...
Millah: Journal of Religious Studies
August 30, 2023
Alok Kumar Verma
Vipassana meditation, discovered by Buddha approximately 2500 years ago, is one of the oldest meditation techniques in India. This meditation technique is a non-denominational scientific technique of self-transformation through self-observation in society. This leads human society to a progressive and better insight and a positive health 1appearance. Vipassana meditation is a moral and social...
Journal of International Buddhist Studies
August 28, 2023
Nopporn Klunsupha
Nowadays in Western countries, there is much interest in studies of Buddhist meditation practice. This article is focused on an analysis of the relationship between brainwaves in electroencephalography (EEG) and concentration practices in Theravāda Buddhism. The following are the findings: meditation has a good effect on the brain. Despite the fact that we can detect these good effects by...
Tourist Studies
August 4, 2023
Jiayu Wu, Juan Tang, Elizabeth Agyeiwaah
20 citations
With much academic attention to experiential learning in on-site tourism experiences, the benefits of Zen meditation tourism on Generation Z after their re-entry into daily secular life remains largely unexplored. Drawing on experiential learning theory, this study explores the benefits experienced by participants after Zen meditation tourism in three stages including reflection, learning...
Pharos Journal of Theology
August 1, 2023
Abhilasha Ashok Kumar, Ajit Kumar Behura, Avinash Kumar
2 citations
This Article probes into the profound intricacies of ego, a multifaceted paradigm of self-centric consciousness that has garnered significant scholarly interest across various disciplines, with a specific focus on its conceptualization within the cultural contexts of the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism. By drawing on philosophical and psychological theories, this rigorous exploration aims to...
Religions
July 21, 2023
Federico Divino
7 citations
This article investigates the challenge of personal crisis during deep meditation, as observed in an ethnographic inquiry into mindfulness and traditional contemplative practices. The study distinguishes between the “crisis of presence” in contemporary mindfulness practices, and the dissolution of the subject-object distinction in traditional Buddhist meditation. By analyzing Ernesto De...
Religions
July 20, 2023
Sophie-Anne Perkins
This article provides an in-depth exploration of the contextual, epistemic, ethical, personal, practical, religious, and socio-cultural factors that sixteen Western practitioners of Vajrayāna Buddhism highlighted as having particularly challenged their ability to learn and engage in deity yoga, including what strategies they may have adopted in attempting to overcome their impact. While these...
Healthcare
July 3, 2023
Justin DeMaranville, Tinakon Wongpakaran, Nahathai Wongpakaran et al.
6 citations
Research shows that Buddhist precept adherence (i.e., abstaining from killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxicant use) and meditation practice influence mental health outcomes. This study investigated how Buddhist precept adherence and meditation practice influenced the relationship between insecure attachment and depressive symptoms among Thai adolescents. A total of 453 Thai...
Contemporary Buddhism
July 1, 2023
Terry Hyland
1 citation
The exponential expansion of mindfulness-based applications in education, psychology and psychotherapy, workplace training and mind/body well-being in general over the last few decades has been accompanied by wide-ranging claims about the impact of mindfulness on the brain. Arguments in this sphere have been supported by data taken from neuroscience reporting changes in the brain structure and...
Philosophy East and West
July 1, 2023
Grzegorz L. Polak
Abstract:The Nikāyas contain several apophatic descriptions of a state of cessation that occurs during the life of an individual. Furthermore, some texts suggest that this cessation paradoxically coincides with liberating insight. This article attempts to draw out philosophical implications of these passages and to reconstruct the ideas serving as their basis. To make better sense of these...
Journal of Meditation based Psychological Counseling
June 30, 2023
Hogui Kim
Today, general meditation is widely practiced around the world. In addition to the history, types and methods of meditation, industries that utilize meditation are also developing. Modern meditation began to have such a popular character in India in the 1950s, when it was introduced to the United States and Europe in the 1960s. There are many reasons why modern people meditate. The basis of...
Religion
June 22, 2023
Caroline Starkey
7 citations
The environment for Buddhist organisations in Britain has changed since the period of their initial establishment. As a result of the rise in popularity of secular mindfulness and the spread of Buddhist teachings, Buddhist groups in Britain are forced to consider their sustainability in a crowded spiritual marketplace. This article examines the recent growth of secular mindfulness teaching by...
Mindfulness
June 21, 2023
Paul Gilbert, Malcolm Huxter, Choden Choden
12 citations
Abstract This paper explores the overlap and relationship between Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) as an evolution-informed, biopsychosocial approach to the mind and two Buddhist approaches to the development of insight and meditation. We present this exploration in terms of a three-way exposition between PG (Paul Gilbert), a clinical psychologist and compassion-focused therapist, MH (Malcolm...
June 19, 2023
Siroj Sorajjakool, Supaporn Naewbood
Buddhism teaches that the ignorance regarding the true nature of human beings leads to suffering. The goal of Buddhism is to help people realize the nature of reality and thus be liberated from suffering through acquiring right understanding. Growth comes through practicing moderation, compassion, meditation, and other beneficial ways of living in accord with the teachings of the Buddha. In...
Behavioral Sciences
June 19, 2023
Huang Gu, Tiantian Liang, Zhaoyang Xin et al.
The aging process is always accompanied by a decline in cognitive and emotional functions. Although previous studies have identified the positive effects of different meditative practices on emotional and cognitive functions, few studies have investigated the most primitive Chinese meditation-Shaolin Zen meditation. In particular, data are extremely limited regarding the brain mechanism of the...
PARIPEX INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH
June 15, 2023
Paramveer Chahal
The Indian spiritual thoughts are inundated with enduring values and timeless appeal, which has carved a niche in Eliot's mind. Its universal appeal has the ability to allure all categories of people starting from the illiterate to the elite, from the peasant to the perfectionist, from the writer to the religious preacher with a profound sense of high moral character and ethical living. The...
Subhasita: Journal of Buddhist and Religious Studies
June 14, 2023
Jajang Nasserie Djamaludin
2 citations
The inexorable flow of modernity throughout the world has changed the fabric of life tremendously, leading to various social problems. In response to this, religious individuals, who already have standardized guidelines in their lives, are seeking ways to navigate and address the complexities brought on by modernization. This research delves into the impact of meditation practiced by Buddhists...
Horizons
June 1, 2023
Gloria I-Ling Chien
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