Brain and Behavior
August 30, 2026
Waqar Husain, Achraf Ammar, Urwa‐Tul Wusqa et al.
BACKGROUND: Religious and spiritual practices are among the most ancient and universal human behaviors, yet their neurobiological substrates remain incompletely characterized. Neurotheology-the scientific study of the relationship between spiritual experience and brain function-has produced growing evidence that such practices generate measurable, systematic, and neuroplastic changes in brain...
International Journal of Education, Modern Management, Applied Science & Social Science
August 28, 2026
Sandhya Sood
The growing global burden of mental health disorders has highlighted the limitations of exclusively biomedical and symptom-focused treatment models, prompting renewed interest in holistic and culturally rooted approaches to psychological well-being. Indian psychological traditions—particularly yoga, meditation, and mindfulness—offer comprehensive frameworks that integrate cognitive, emotional,...
Religions
August 26, 2026
Malwina Krajewska
This article examines practices of meditation and aspiration performed during the Kagyu Monlam Chenmo in Bodh Gaya, within the Karma Kagyu institutional and devotional network associated with the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje. It focuses on the collective recitation of Samantabhadra’s King of Aspiration Prayers, not only as a liturgical performance, but as a contemplative practice shaped by...
Religions
August 26, 2026
Bon-Su Ku
This study contrasts the Ganhwa Seon (看話禪) practice theories of Dahui Zonggao, Gaofeng Yuanmiao, and Mengshan Deyi with the focused attention/open monitoring (FA/OM) model proposed by Lutz et al. and the three-family model developed by Dahl et al., both of which are meditation classification frameworks based on cognitive mechanisms. Although these two frameworks have served as standard models...
Religions
August 26, 2026
David H. Nikkel
4E cognition offers resources supporting an anthropology and an ontology that overcome mind/body and related dualisms that contradict the original understandings of some major world religions, including the Western monotheisms and some Asian religions. 4E cognition embraces a holism with respect to the human organism, enabling a rapprochement with the Hebrew biblical, New Testament, and...
Journal of Psychology and Social Sciences
August 25, 2026
D. Anuroopa, G Uma
Mental health disorders have emerged as a profound global public health challenge, with escalating rates of anxiety, depression, professional burnout, loneliness, and emotional distress underscoring the necessity for holistic and culturally responsive therapeutic paradigms. The Indian Knowledge System (IKS) presents a comprehensive civilizational framework that conceptualizes human well-being...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
August 25, 2026
Frederick A.P. van der Sypt
preprint
Abstract In contemporary, predominantly cognitively oriented society, many lack interoceptive literacy: the ability to recognize the underlying bodily signals of emotions, thoughts, and behavior. Because both clients and therapists are shaped by this societal framework, psychotherapeutic interventions risk remaining at a purely intellectual level, where cognitive restructuring occurs without...
Mindfulness
August 20, 2026
Hin Hung Sik, Sabin Maharjan, Junling Gao
Abstract Objectives Mindful breathing is widely practiced for health, well-being, and contemplative development, yet novices often experience confusion, tension, or frustration when instructions lack neurophysiological clarity. This theoretical paper introduces the Interoceptive Sensitivity for Attentional–Autonomic Alignment (ISAAA) model as a structured, neurophysiology-informed framework for...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
August 19, 2026
Alan Maddock, Thearith Heang, Nil Ean et al.
Objectives Mindfulness is increasingly used in global mental health, yet its measurement tools are largely developed within Western cultural frameworks. This study aimed to (1) translate and culturally adapt the Southampton Mindfulness Questionnaire (SMQ) into Khmer, (2) evaluate its cultural integrity among Cambodian adults with physical disabilities, and (3) examine the psychometric...
International Journal Of Humanities Education and Social Sciences
August 13, 2026
Sulan Sulan, Mettadewi Wong, Pratama Eka Putra
This study was motivated by the low learning outcomes of students at SMA Negeri 1 Tanjung, North Lombok, which became a major concern, particularly because many students experience academic anxiety and low self-confidence that hinder active participation and understanding of Buddhist Religious Education material. Initial observations revealed that students were reluctant to express opinions,...