The paper shows connection between the cultivation of attention in Buddhist meditation vipassanā and the phenomenological theory of affectivity. At first, it shortly describes the way how the praxis of meditation achieves progress of mindfulness.
Jan Puc
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The Spiral of Attention, Arousal, and Release: A Comparative Phenomenology of Jhāna Meditation and Speaking in Tongues. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Buddhist Jhāna meditation and the Christian practice of speaking in tongues appear wildly distinct. These spiritual techniques differ in their ethical, theological, and historical frames and seem, from the outside, to produce markedly different states of consciousness—one a state of utter calm and the other of high emotional arousal.
Brahinsky J +4 more
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A meditação vipassanā de Mahāsī Sāyadaw (1904-1982): fundamentos filosóficos-praxiológicos das disciplinas da meditação [PDF]
Mahāsī Method, by master Mahāsī Sāyadaw (1904-1982), is one of the most known vipassanā meditation methods of the modern Vipassana Movement of Theravāda Buddhism.
Vieira, Otávio Augusto
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Ritualdiskurs, Ritualkritik und religiöse Praxis: Das Beispiel von Vipassanā nach S. N. Goenka im 'Westen' [PDF]
By analysing primary sources, I show in this paper how the Vipassanā meditation movement publicly objects to being categorized as a religious movement that teaches a certain form of ritual.
Neubert, Frank
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Long-Term Vipassana Meditation Enhances Executive Function in Adult Meditators
Objective: Vipassana meditation (VM) is a traditional Buddhist meditation practice that focuses on monitoring of clear awareness of oneself exactly what is happening as it happens, without judging.
Thawatchai Lukseng +2 more
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Effectiveness of Vipassana Meditation and Yoga in Enhancing Forgiveness and Reducing Anger among Individuals with Coronary Heart Disease: A Prospective Interventional Study [PDF]
Introduction: The detrimental effects of anger on psychological and physical health have been highlighted by traditional and contemporary perspectives.
Shraddha Sharma, Ritu Sharma
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PSYCHOLOGY OF BUDDHISM AND HEALING METHOD OF JAPANESE SELF-REFLECTION; pp. 335–351 [PDF]
Buddhist psychology and Japanese Naikan therapy have deep historical connections. However, there has been a lack of research in religions studies comparing Naikan with its original Buddhist background.
W. G. Indunil Philip Shantha
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Secularization and its ethical consequences: orthodox Israeli Jews sanctifying ‘mundane’ Buddhist meditation [PDF]
‘Insight’ or vipassanā meditation refers to meditative practices employed within Buddhist traditions. But following the secularization of vipassanā in recent decades – that is, its differentiation from Buddhism – orthodox Jewish Israeli meditators frame ...
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Background. There are few studies devoted to assessing the impact of meditation-intensive retreats on the well-being, positive psychology and personality of experienced meditators. We aimed to assess whether a 1-month Vipassana retreat: a) would increase
Jesus Montero-Marin +9 more
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Numerous studies have noted that depth psychology has been one of the most prevalent frameworks for the interpretation of Buddhism in the West. Similarly, many commentators have bemoaned the assimilation of Buddhist thought and practice into western ...
Ann Gleig
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