Journal of Contemplative and Holistic Education
2026
Raaghav Pandya, Christopher Emdin
As the post-pandemic classroom and pedagogy evolve to remedy oppressive norms, young people’s mental health and alienation has taken front stage (Rahmani & Zitouni, 2022). Traditional STEM learning spaces often teach inquiry as a linear, non-deviated approach to problems about self and nature (Hrisa & Psillos, 2022). Furthermore, because our classrooms often strip students and educators of...
2026
Matthew Mackenzie
Consciousness has been a central theme of Indian philosophy for more than 2500 years. Returning to the theories that originated in the Classical age, Matthew MacKenzie presents the first comprehensive overview of Indian views about the nature and structure of consciousness. MacKenzie looks to theUpanisadsand the early Buddhist discourses for the roots of the theories, following consciousness as...
Buddhist-Christian Studies
2026
Ursula Baatz
abstract: The practice of sati , mindfulness, is a fundamental exercise of Buddhism, embedded in and explained by Buddhist philosophical reflection. In just a few decades, a largely unknown Buddhist meditation practice has become a method used by psychotherapists, hospitals, and even the U.S. military. Colonialism and the modernization of Buddhism led to a modernization of Vipassana practice....
Applied Theatre and Racial Justice Care Community Change
2026
Through a core understanding of the Buddhist concept of interbeing and how it aligns with theatre as a school for empathy, Teo shares a reflective journey-mapping of the generative process of creating Labyrinth: Defining Humanity (2018), an international performance project in Beijing, China. Teo, whose contemplative practices are rooted primarily in Buddhism, seeks to integrate spiritual...
Liverpool John Moores University
2026
A Jones
This thesis is the record of a novelist in the process of not being able to write a novel. What began as an attempt to complete a draft of a novel became instead a multi-genre text and an autocriticism in which a fiction writer’s process becomes the subject of study at the same time it generates a novel work of creative writing. This took what was once to have been a two-part thesis comprising...
Journal of Applied Consciousness Studies
2026
G. Raj, Hemant Bhargav
1 citation
Data from previous psychedelic trials suggests that the intensity of mystical experiences positively impacts treatment outcomes. However, not many conceptual frameworks are available to measure how this seems to be the case. According to Yogic and Buddhist philosophies, Kleshas are considered obstacles to self-realization, inner peace, and liberation. Using validated questionnaires, we accessed...
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology
2026
Nicola De Pisapia
Mindfulness refers to a family of contemplative practices and states related to the cultivation of awareness, presence, and equanimity. Originally rooted in Buddhist traditions, mindfulness has undergone a significant transformation as it entered Western psychological discourse, particularly within cognitive, neuroscientific, educational, and clinical frameworks. This chapter explores the...
Research Review Journal of Indian Knowledge Systems
December 31, 2025
Jyoti Kumari, Atasi Mohanty
Indian philosophical traditions including Vedas, Upanishads, Yoga, Vedanta, Buddhism, and Jainism offer sophisticated models of consciousness, mind body relations, and psychological functioning that continue to shape contemporary thought. This paper analyses key contributions from Vedic and Upanishadic conceptions of self, Samkhya Yoga dualism, and Buddhist and Jain theories of cognition to...
Journal of Meditation based Psychological Counseling
December 31, 2025
Hyunjin Kim
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a Compassion Toward Others meditation program for middle-aged adults. The research aimed to investigate whether the program influenced empathy, compassion toward others, and helping behavior among participants. To address these questions, a Compassion Toward Others meditation program was conducted for middle-aged participants, and pre- and...
Journal of Meditation based Psychological Counseling
December 31, 2025
Jeong Gwiyeon
This study aimed to systematically understand the knowledge structure and time-series changes in domestic meditation intervention research from 2016 to 2025. The main focus was to investigate research trend shifts and paradigm transitions before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Keyword Network Analysis (KNA) was performed on 1,442 domestic meditation intervention studies published in...