The purpose of this study was to explore the educational implications of compassion meditation as a liberal arts education course and to see how it can be designed as within the regular curriculum. Recent studies have shown that compassion meditation promotes positive emotions and pro-social behavior. Furthermore, it has been actively used in education beyond the field of psychotherapy. The...
This paper is a study that revealed that Metta meditation helps improve peer relationships among young people with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). I hope that young people living with ADHD symptoms can recognize differences in viewpoints of people around them with a negative perspective, recognize differences for themselves through psychological and emotional stability by...
Introduction. Mood swings, hypersensitivity, stress, and frustration intolerance are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the problems adolescents have in properly controlling and regulating their emotions. Their relationships, ability to make decisions, and general happiness may all suffer because of their difficulties with emotional regulation. Vipassana meditation (VM) promotes...
Objective: Worldviews (WVs) are the set of beliefs that underlie the way we conceive of reality and selfhood. Buddhist meditation allegedly leads to long-lasting changes in WVs and trait-like neurophysiological and behavioral differences between novice and expert meditators support this possibility. Yet, this claim has not yet been fully tested and there is still no qualitative evidence. The...
Los estudiantes de formación docente que están cursando un programa de ingreso a menudo enfrentan una presión considerable para demostrar su capacidad académica y competencia. La práctica regular de mindfulness, que implica la atención consciente y sin juicio a las experiencias presentes, ayuda a estos estudiantes a gestionar mejor el estrés, reducir la ansiedad, aumentar el bienestar emocional...
This article examines how the patronage of tumuli, belief in sacred geography, the institution of meditation halls, and the practice of mantra at these halls converged in Tamil Nadu at the turn of the 19th century to facilitate a pan-sectarian Tamil “consensus” on yoga in the literature of Sri Sabhapati Swami (Capāpati Cuvāmikaḷ, b. 1828). The article begins by analyzing the phenomenon of...
Meditation is a transformative journey that begins with self-compassion and extends to encompass all beings. Through this article, a comprehensive guide, we will try explore the historical roots, core principles, psychological foundations, and practical applications of Metta Meditation, emphasizing its profound impact on cultivating self-compassion. This requires a commitment to regular...
Research showed that one in six of college students in Taiwan suffered from depression. In addition, the World Health Organization also pointed out that global anxiety and depression cases increased by 25% in the first year (2020) of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to assess if the Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) course could help students improve concentration,...
Abstract Mindfulness is said to be a connecting thread between an ancient philosophy on the one hand and a contemporary psychological practice on the other. However, some contemporary mindfulness practices have arguably become so disconnected from their roots in Buddhist ethics and wisdom principles that the fundamental essence of the practice is no longer recognisable. It appears that when...
The effects of short-term mindfulness are associated with the different patterns (autonomic, audio guided, or experienced and certified mindfulness instructor guided mindfulness). However, robust evidence for reported the impacts of different patterns of mindfulness on mental health and EEG biomarkers of undergraduates is currently lacking. Therefore, we aimed to test the hypotheses that...