Anusandhanvallari
July 19, 2025
Nameirakpam Rohen Meetei
2 citations
Education must foster growth on all levels intellectual, emotional, ethical, and spiritual. NEP 2020's holistic vision is in line with the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita, a highly regarded Indian philosophical text that promotes ethical behaviour, mindfulness, and character development. The study aimed To assess how well a mindfulness-based program inspired by the Bhagavad Gita can help...
International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
July 12, 2025
Somboon Jarukasemthawee, David B. Feldman, Kullaya Pisitsungkagarn et al.
1 citation
Abstract We examine the relationship between mindfulness and eudaimonic well-being in Thai adults, a population largely overlooked in mindfulness research despite the strong influence of Buddhism within this culture. Specifically, we hypothesized that hope and meaning will account for variance in this relationship. Utilizing self-report measures for mindfulness, hope, meaning in life, and...
Revista Interfaces Saúde Humanas e Tecnologia
July 11, 2025
João Luiz da Silva-Neto, Luciano da Fonseca Lins
Psychoanalysis emerged with Freud revealing the unconscious imperatives of neuroses, identifying repression and libido as fundamental characteristics of the psyche. Many psychoanalysts accompanied him and others followed him, expanding visions and multiplying perspectives. This research, of a qualitative nature, of the bibliographical review type, aims to highlight the multiple aspects of...
July 7, 2025
Vismay Agrawal, Ruben Laukkonen
preprint
Meditation has been shown to reduce various forms of suffering and increase well-being. However, its broad effectiveness raises the question: In what way does meditation reduce suffering? We explore this question systematically, proposing that meditation’s effectiveness stems not from addressing specific types of suffering but from dismantling underlying mechanisms that create the conditions...
Voprosy Filosofii
July 6, 2025
Lev Titlin
The article examines approaches to understanding the subject in traditional Indian and European philosophy. The author draws on concepts from Advaita Vedānta, Yoga, Sāṁkhya, Vaiśeṣika, and Buddhism, highlighting their common cultural core. The article notes that in most classical Indian systems, the subject (ātman, puruṣa) was considered as strictly separated from the external world, the...
July 3, 2025
Kapil Gupta, D. Jain, Amir Hussain
Background: Meditation practices involve training the mind to focus and redirect thoughts, primarily to increase aware- ness, relaxation, and inner peace. The aim of this work is to compare the impact of three traditional meditation prac- tices, namely, Himalayan Yoga (HP), Isha Shoonya (SNY), and Vipassana (VIP), during a meditative (MED) and instructed mind-wandering (IMW) block with a...
Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences
July 1, 2025
Tommaso Priviero
This paper explores the origins and development of the "contemplative psychotherapy" project in the United States, emerging around psychoanalyst Edward Podvoll and the intellectual environment at Naropa University during the 1970s and 1980s. It situates Podvoll's work within the broader dialogue between Buddhism and Western psychotherapy, highlighting how his contributions shed light on this...
RELIGI JURNAL STUDI AGAMA-AGAMA
June 30, 2025
Sri Yana, Julia Surya
Artikel ini membahas praktik puasa dalam Agama Buddha, khususnya Hari Uposatha, yang memiliki makna spiritual mendalam. Puasa dalam konteks ini melibatkan delapan aturan moral dan lima aturan dasar, serta memiliki peran penting dalam pengembangan diri dan pencarian pencerahan. Melalui studi literatur, artikel ini mengungkapkan bahwa puasa dalam Agama Buddha digunakan sebagai sarana untuk...
Research Review Journal of Indian Knowledge Systems
June 30, 2025
P. Dash
Life of human being is said to be relished in the abode of peace only. This manifestation of peace is said to bring real spiritual prosperity. In Sanskrit, "Shānti" translates to "peace," "tranquility," or "calmness". It is often used in prayers and chants to invoke peace, and is frequently chanted three times (aum shānti shānti shānti). In this context, this paper attempts at exploring the...
International Journal of Science and Research Archive
June 30, 2025
Mumun Das., Sagarika Kar
This article presents a comparative philosophical investigation into three major Indian theories of consciousness, Advaita Vedānta, Sāṃkhya-Yoga, and Buddhist traditions and examines their enduring relevance to contemporary debates in the philosophy of mind, phenomenology, and cognitive science. Focusing on the motif of consciousness as “luminous,” the article analyses Advaita’s doctrine of...