Buddhist meditation for vascular function: a narrative review [PDF]
Integrative Medicine Research, 2019 Background: High blood pressure represents an important risk factor for diseases related to cardiovascular system and is directly associated with high oxidative stress, inflammation and vascular endothelial dysfunction.
Dennis Chang, Anjalee T Amarasekera
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A systematic review and activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis of fMRI studies on arousing or wake-promoting effects in Buddhist meditation [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 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
Shih-Tseng Tina Huang
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The effects of Chinese Buddhist meditation tradition: the impact of nature observation and literary creation [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionAfter integrating with indigenous Chinese culture, Chinese Buddhist meditation traditions expanded beyond classical rock meditation to include new practices.
Seiko Goto, Minkai Sun
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AGNOSTIC MEDITATIONS ON BUDDHIST MEDITATION
Zygon, 2010 I first attempt a taxonomy of meditation in traditional Indian Buddhism. Based on the main psychological or somatic function at which the meditative effort is directed, the following classes can be distinguished: (1) emotion‐centered meditation ...
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“I was trying to save the world”: delusion-like ideation and associated impacts reported by Western practitioners of Buddhist meditation [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyDelusional ideation is characteristic of psychopathology (e.g., psychosis, bipolar disorder) and is also found among the general population. Contemporary case studies have documented delusional ideation as a feature of meditation-induced psychosis, and ...
Elizaveta Solomonova +9 more
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Dietary changes as a risk factor and remedy for meditation-related challenges [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionObjectivesRecent research has documented a range of challenging, distressing, or impairing experiences that can result from Buddhist meditation practices (Lindahl et al.).
Josie R. Lee +4 more
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Effects of a classical music meditation program on metacognitive awareness and empathy: a simple mediation model informed by Buddhist mindfulness theory [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyBackgroundMeditation- and music-based interventions have been associated with cognitive and socio-emotional benefits. However, empirical research examining how classical music meditation informed by Buddhist mindfulness theory relates to metacognitive ...
Joo-Yeon Lee
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Mindfulness and devotion in Tantric Yoga: evidence of a strong trait association [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyMeditation research has focused primarily on secular forms of mindfulness meditation rather than spiritual forms of meditation, and rarely on devotion in meditation.
Richard W. Maxwell
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Synergistic effects of Buddhist five precepts and death contemplation on inner strengths and mental health in elderly Thai meditators [PDF]
BMC PsychologyBackground This study investigated pāramīs-based inner strengths and mental health outcomes among elderly Thai Buddhist meditators, with a particular focus on the combined effects of strict ethical adherence to the Five Precepts (abstaining from killing,
Alla Glushich +4 more
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Awakening is not a metaphor: the effects of Buddhist meditation practices on basic wakefulness [PDF]
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2014 Roberta Goldman +2 more
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