Measuring attitude towards Buddhism and Sikhism : internal consistency reliability for two new instruments [PDF]
, 2011 This paper describes and discusses the development and empirical properties of two new 24-item scales – one measuring attitude toward Buddhism and the other measuring attitude toward Sikhism.
Adamson J +17 more
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Intrinsic neural timescales exhibit different lengths in distinct meditation techniques
NeuroImageMeditation encompasses a range of practices employing diverse induction techniques, each characterized by a distinct attentional focus. In Mantra meditation, for instance, practitioners direct their attention narrowly to a given sentence that is ...
Bianca Ventura +5 more
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Yoga and mental health: Applying yoga philosophy for well-being [PDF]
, 2019 Indian Philosophy is a term that refers to schools of philosophical thought that originated in the Indian subcontinent. Over the ages there has been continuity in enlarge this filed of philosophical enquiry, which as lead to a wide range of scriptures ...
Sirswal, Desh Raj
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BMC Psychiatry, 2020 Background Effective transdiagnostic treatments for patients presenting with principal or comorbid symptoms of anxiety and depression enable more efficient provision of mental health care and may be particularly suitable for the varied population seen in
Sarah Frances +4 more
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The Emergence of Secular Insight Practices in Australia [PDF]
, 2007 In recent years insight (vipassana) practice in Australia has diversified in content and spawned new institutions that present a more secular face. These changes exemplify the development of global Buddhism elsewhere rather than some local, sui generis ...
Bubna-Litic, DC, Higgins, W
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Performing Mindful Creativity: Three South African Case Studies [PDF]
, 2017 This essay is grounded in the practical experience of three South African theatre practitioners who have all had some experience of mindfulness. It’s based on interviews conducted with a performer (Andrew Buckland), a director (Janni Young), and a ...
Krueger, Anton
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Correlation between Pineal Activation and Religious Meditation Observed by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging [PDF]
, 2007 The human brain possesses plenty of functions but little is known about its scientific relationship with mind and spirit. Conferences^1,2^ focused on the connection between science and religion were held very recently in which neuroscientists, Buddhist ...
Chang-Wei Hsieh +5 more
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Psychometric Study on a Two-Factor Higher Order Structure of Mindfulness, Its Effects, and Mechanisms Related to Mental Health among Experienced Meditators [PDF]
, 2014 Objective: To investigate the psychometric and structural properties of the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) among meditators, to develop a short form, and to examine associations of mindfulness with mental health and the mechanisms of ...
Cebolla i Martí, Ausiàs Josep +5 more
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A Religious–Psychological Study of Anthony de Mello’s Sadhana Practice
ReligionsThis study aims to examine Anthony de Mello’s Sadhana practice from a religious–psychological perspective, applying Carl Gustav Jung’s analytical psychology and views on the Spiritual Exercises.
Yong Un Choe
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Contemplating Mindfulness at Work: An Integrative Review [PDF]
, 2015 Mindfulness research activity is surging within organizational science. Emerging evidence across multiple fields suggests that mindfulness is fundamentally connected to many aspects of workplace functioning, but this knowledge base has not been ...
Baer, Ruth A. +8 more
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