Poligrafi
December 20, 2023
Geoffrey Ashton
Breath is a grounding phenomenon present in many forms of Buddhist meditation. In traditional Buddhist meditations (including ānāpānasati and vipassanā), the practitioner observes the breath, surveys various physical and mental phenomena, and from there realizes that suffering (duḥkha) is not ultimately binding (and along the way, they may experience the nonduality of body and mind). Similarly,...
Journal of Applied Humanities Studies
December 19, 2023
Mayura RadaKhet
This study focuses on analyzing the integration of Buddhist principles with mental health care in Thai hospitals through literature review and document analysis. The study found that Buddhist principles can significantly enhance the effectiveness of mental health treatment in hospitals. The application of mindfulness, the Four Noble Truths, and the Noble Eightfold Path in treating mental health...
PsyArXiv
December 5, 2023
preprint
The rise of neurotechnological tools offering targeted feedback holds considerable promise for accelerating learning in meditation and mindfulness practices. These technologies could fast-track the development of transformational states and traits that traditionally require years of disciplined practice. However, many current neurofeedback systems are built on generalized models or features...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
December 4, 2023
Mi Hyang Hwang, Leslie Bunt, Catherine Warner
9 citations
Mental wellness can be related to healthier living, the learning process and working environments for people in the university community. A wide range of mental wellness programmes have been explored to provide students with pleasant and satisfying experiences. The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of integrating Zen meditation and music listening on the mindfulness and happiness...
Frontiers in Psychology
October 27, 2023
Inder S. Chaudhary, Gary C.‐w. Shyi, Shih-Tseng Tina Huang
9 citations
Conventional Buddhist texts illustrate meditation as a condition of relaxed alertness that must fend against extreme hypoarousal (sleep, drowsiness) and extreme hyperarousal (restlessness). Theoretical, neurophysiological, and neuroimaging investigations of meditation have highlighted the relaxing effects and hypoarousing without emphasizing the alertness-promoting effects. Here we performed a...
Religions
October 25, 2023
Grzegorz L. Polak
1 citation
The Nibbānasukha-sutta contains Sāriputta’s statement that the pleasure (sukha) of nibbāna lies in the fact that nothing is experienced (vedayita). This statement may be seen as complementary to the proclamation in the Kaḷāra-sutta that all that is experienced is unpleasant (dukkha). In this paper, I attempt to reconstruct the ideas serving as a philosophical backdrop to these radical and...
Nanoethics
October 21, 2023
Vera Borrmann
4 citations
Abstract A claim made by Buddhist or Buddhism-affine scholars such as Michael LaTorra and James Hughes is that transhumanism, neuroscience, and the teachings of Buddhism are compatible because they aim to alleviate suffering and pain and attain a stable state of happiness. This claim can be challenged. At first glance, the approach seems valid, because since the 1980s there have been dialogues...
Preprints.org
October 12, 2023
preprint
8-Week Zen Meditation and Music Programme for Mindfullness and Happiness: Qualitative Content Analysis
Buddhist-Christian Studies
September 27, 2023
Joseph Nguyen
abstract:This article compares and contrasts the Ignatian concept of consolation without previous cause with the Zen Buddhist concept of satori. The aim is to underscore a unique but not commonly recognized characteristic of Ignatian contemplation and promote interreligious understanding. I argue that Ignatian prayer methods, though primarily kataphatic in their approach, share common features...
ILAM इलम
September 26, 2023
S. Shahi, M. Shrestha
This study, entitled "Health and Fitness of Buddhists in the Kathmandu Valley," was carried out to identify the techniques for achieving good health and physical fitness in Buddhists. The necessary information was taken from the eleven monasteries and Bihar in the Kathmandu Valley. The major sources of data were primary and secondary. This study was based on an explanatory research design....