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Drifting through Samsara December 2, 2021 Masoumeh Rahmani
Abstract This chapter explores (1) drifters in samsara and (2) pursuers of the gateless gate as two common Vipassana disaffiliation trajectories. The chapter argues that deconversion or migration outside of the movement’s universe of discourse is a rare exit pattern in this movement. It shows that in the vast majority of cases the participants’ search for an alternative universe of discourse...
Drifting through Samsara December 2, 2021 Masoumeh Rahmani
Abstract This chapter adopts Gooren’s conversion career model as a heuristic framework to demonstrate how one’s universe of discourse changes with increased participation and identifies the linguistic markers of this change. The chapter is divided into four sections and is rich with data: the first section explores the participants’ preaffiliation context by looking at their biographical...
Drifting through Samsara December 2, 2021 Masoumeh Rahmani
Abstract This chapter explores deconversion as a rare exit pattern from Goenka’s Vipassana movement. Through a detailed exploration of a single case study, this chapter explores the narrator’s attempt to flee the movement’s universe of discourse. The chapter introduces the term ‘authenticity talk’ to refer to a style of discourse that functions both as (1) a recourse for self-reconstruction...
Drifting through Samsara December 2, 2021 Masoumeh Rahmani
Abstract This chapter introduces the concept of tacit conversion as an analytical framework for conceptualising the process of personal transformation and increased commitment to Goenka’s Vipassana movement. This chapter is based on a detailed examination of an old student’s language and his performance of the role of a Vipassana meditator. By paying attention to the content of speech, as well...
Drifting through Samsara December 2, 2021 Masoumeh Rahmani
Abstract This chapter offers a detailed examination of the narratives of individuals who left Goenka’s Vipassana movement after years of intense commitment. The analysis is done in light of the recent developments in religious disengagement literature. Through detailed linguistic analysis of a case study, the chapter argues that Vipassana disaffiliation narratives are characterised by an...
Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback December 1, 2021 Leo O Oikawa, Akihisa Hirota, Hiroki Uratani et al.
This article provides an overview of the history of the Japanese Society of Biofeedback Research (JSBR) and presents some of its recent advances. Most of the research papers published in the JSBR journal (Biofeedback Kenkyu) have been written in Japanese, and therefore have had very few opportunities to reach global readers. We would like to present some of important findings previously...
December 1, 2021 Shane McCorristine
This chapter presents the results of a study, by the writers, of their own dreams and of the dream-records of four fellow students. The observations followed the general plan outlined by Miss Calkins, and this description of them lays special stress only on experiences which confirm her conclusions on disputed points or which contradict her results. The dreams were recorded during periods of...
L'Encephale December 1, 2021 Hugo Bottemanne, A Chevance, Lucie Joly
Philosophy of Mind is currently one of the most prolific fields of research in philosophy and has witnessed a progressive hybridization with cognitive science. It focuses on fundamental questions to neuroscience and psychiatry, such as the nature of mental states and cognitive processes, or the relationships between mental states and the world. Anticipating the accumulation of experimental data...
European Journal of Neuroscience December 1, 2021 Francisco J Parada, Alejandra Rossi 48 citations
Recent technological advancements encompassed under the Mobile Brain/Body Imaging (MoBI) framework have produced exciting new experimental results linking mind, brain and behaviour. Nevertheless, novel hypotheses, measures and experimental paradigms are needed in order to tackle MoBI's ultimate goal: to model and understand cognition, behaviour and experience as it emerges and unfolds unto and...
PsyArXiv November 29, 2021 Tianhong Tim Qiu, John Paul Minda preprint
A growing proportion of the population is engaging in recreational psychedelic use. Psychedelics are uniquely capable of reliably occasioning mystical experiences in ordinary humans without contemplative or religious backgrounds. While clinical research has made efforts to characterize psychedelic experiences, comparably little is understood about how humans naturalistically engage with...