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Integral Transpersonal Journal March 15, 2026 Pier Luigi Lattuada
From Tradition to Triunity proposes an evolutionary framework for transpersonal healing grounded in Pier Luigi Lattuada’s Biotransenergetica (BTE) and its core Triunity model (0–1–2–3). Drawing on ancient spiritual traditions—including shamanism, yogic and alchemical paths, Christian mysticism, Sufism, and Buddhism—the article traces a shared archetypal intuition: healing as a process of return...
Integral Transpersonal Journal March 15, 2026 Jeffrey Overall
Kensho, a Zen concept denoting enlightenment, reflects a transformative realization of one’s true nature. This study explores the blockages to kensho using a mixed-methods approach, with a specific focus on Charles Berner’s self-inquiry protocol. The first phase of the research involved interviews with 13 participants who did not achieve a kensho during a retreat, despite optimal conditions...
Poornaprajna International Journal of Philosophy & Languages March 10, 2026 Ramanathan Srinivasan, P. S. Aithal 1 citation
Purpose: One of the greatest mystical traditions of the world is the Tamil Bhakti literature. It is literature of devotion focused on inner realization and the unitive experience with the Divine. For instance, this paper presents a comparative study of some Tamil Bhakti saints, primarily the Nāyaṉmār and Āḻvārs, and the global mystical traditions of the Indian subcontinent Sufi, Christian...
Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science March 7, 2026 Tri Yatno
The commodification of cultural heritage has significantly disrupted the sacredness of religious sites in Indonesia, posing a challenge for communities seeking to preserve spiritual value within economically driven landscapes. This study focuses on Sojiwan Temple, a ninth-century Buddhist monument in Central Java, where full-moon meditation has emerged as a form of ritual resilience that...
March 2, 2026 Andrea Grabovac, Nickolas Grabovac, Winson F.z. Yang et al. preprint
This paper presents the Insight Development Process (IDP), a theoretical framework of propositional insight development to facilitate its scientific investigation. This framework formulates three empirically-testable propositions: transience, self-lessness, and incongruence, each defined as a perceptual mode that individuals report during advanced insight meditation. These propositions parallel...
Journal of Ecumenical Studies March 1, 2026 Hoa Nguyen
precis: Catholics and Buddhists cultivate silence through contemplation and mindfulness, which are, respectively, central practices that encourage engagement in spiritual realization and moral development. The practice of silence in Buddhist mindfulness and Christian contemplation links one’s personal prayer life to a morally grounded social accountability. This essay seeks to determine the...
Theology: Theory and Practice March 1, 2026 Elena Narinskaya
This article examines the global phenomenon of mind-body practices like Tai Chi Chih as contemporary expressions of enduring religious impulses in a secular age. Challenging the classical secularization thesis, it argues that modernity has not eliminated religiosity but transformed it, relocating the sacred from institutional settings to embodied, personal experience. Through the theoretical...
Mindfulness March 1, 2026 Hin-Tak Sik, Ben C. L. Yu, Ryan M. K. Chan et al.
Abstract Objectives The current definitions and conceptualizations of mindfulness, as well as the derived measurements based on them, are subject to much controversy and debate. The present study aimed to develop and validate a new mindfulness scale based on original Buddhist teachings—the Mindfulness-Discernment Scale (MDS). Method In the first study (for Step 1 Scale Construction and Step 2...
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research March 1, 2026 Shraddha Sharma, Ritu Sharma
Introduction: The detrimental effects of anger on psychological and physical health have been highlighted by traditional and contemporary perspectives. Conversely, forgiveness is increasingly recognised as a protective factor that contributes to emotional regulation and good health. In recent years, mind-body practices, such as yoga and Vipassana meditation, have gained empirical support for...
postmedieval March 1, 2026 Charlotte Eubanks, Jamie Kreiner
本稿は座談会のかたちで、古代末期のクリスト修道士ジョン・キャッシアンと鎌倉時代の道元禅師の考えをもとにして、宗教的な集中力の大切さまたはその反対である「失心」の体験について論じる。 This Dialogue thinks about how the late antique Christian monk John Cassian and the medieval Zen teacher Dōgen described religious concentration, exploring both why mental focus is so important and what happens when distraction wins the day.