Contemporary Buddhism
October 30, 2018
E. Harris
ABSTRACT This paper argues that the multiple orientalist expressions that flowed from British pens in nineteenth century Sri Lanka are of use to the scholar of Buddhism, in that they can not only shed light on the growth of Buddhist modernism and the use of the term ‘meditation’ within it, but also on Sri Lankan Buddhist practice on the ground. It first surveys the preconceptions of the British...
Nursing & Primary Care
October 30, 2018
Lu Chueh-Fen, Hung Ming-Kuo, S. Nancy
Many aspects of meditation have been examined for over seventy years, including its physiological, psychological variables, and clinical conditions. However, the effectiveness of Zen meditation for clinical application has been debated. The quality of meditation could be one of the keys to understand the disagreements among studies. This study aims to reveal the experience of Zen meditation...
PsyArXiv
October 29, 2018
Michael C Mullarkey, Mallory Dobias, Karen Bluth
preprint
Disentangling the unique associations of self-compassion and mindfulness with adolescent depression has been an empirical challenge. Taking a symptom-level approach to adolescent depression using network analysis can address some of the most common conceptual and psychometric challenges in this area. Under this network analysis framework, some symptoms are more central, or predictive of the...
Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience
October 29, 2018
Meghal Gagrani, M. Faiq, T. Sidhu et al.
Background: Glaucoma (POAG) is a kind of neurodegenerative disease known to be closely associated with stress and adverse quality of life (QOL). Stress has also been shown to be involved in etiopathogenesis of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). Complementary treatment in form of Meditation has been reported to improve QOL, brain oxygenation and decrease markers of stress. With this premise, a...
Workplace Health & Safety
October 29, 2018
Lin Lin, G. He, Jin H Yan et al.
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of a modified mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program on the levels of stress, affect, and resilience among nurses in general hospitals in mainland China. In addition, the study attempted to determine the impact of the program on job satisfaction. A total of 110 nurses were randomly assigned to the intervention versus control...
Asia Pacific Media Educator
October 25, 2018
Mark Pearson, Cait McMahon, Analise O’Donovan
9 citations
Mindfulness can be defined and adopted in many ways, from the simple act of being more thoughtful through to the use of mindfulness-based meditation for a range of purposes and ultimately through to the application of mindfulness-based frameworks such as ‘mindful journalism’ to help navigate ethical dilemmas and avoid moral injury. Each has potential application in journalism education. This...
Current Opinion in Psychology
October 25, 2018
Claire Petitmengin, Martijn van Beek, Michel Bitbol et al.
163 citations
Numerous scientific studies are conducted on the neurophysiological effects of meditation practices and on the neural correlates of meditative states. However, very few studies have been conducted on the experience associated with contemplative practice: what it is like to meditate - from moment to moment, at different stages of different forms of practice - remains almost invisible in...
Routledge eBooks
October 24, 2018
Hubert Nearman, Master P.t.n.h. Jiyu-Kennett, Daizui Macphillamy
Pure meditation opens us so that we may directly realize the Foundation of our minds and dwell content within our own Buddha Nature. This is called ‘displaying our Original Face’. It is also called ‘revealing the landscape of our Original Nature’. The Great Master who was our Third Ancestor called It ‘Mind’, meaning ‘Original Nature’. The Venerable Nagarjuna, as an expedient, called It ‘Body’,...
Routledge eBooks
October 24, 2018
Hubert Nearman, Master P.t.n.h. Jiyu-Kennett, Daizui Macphillamy
Bodhidharma replied, “Although the mind of ignorance has eighty-four thousand passions and cravings which defile it, as well as evils as immeasurable and unbounded as the sands of the Ganges, ultimately all depend on the three poisons and have them as their root and source. All sentient beings throw their bodies and minds into confusion and disorder as a result of the three poisons and through...
European Journal of Pediatrics
October 24, 2018
M C Jong, I Boers, H A Van Wietmarschen et al.
Many children suffer from headaches. Since stress may trigger headaches, effective techniques to cope with stress are needed. We investigated the effectiveness of two mind-body techniques, transcendental meditation (TM) or hypnotherapy (HT), and compared them with progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) exercises (active control group). Children (9-18 years) suffering from primary headaches more...