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Etherotopia or a country in the mind: bridging the gap between utopias and nirvanas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Joyce Hertzler concludes his History of Utopian Thought with the phrase ‘Utopia is not a social state it is a state of mind’. Other utopian scholars would argue that the truth is exactly the opposite, that utopia is a purely social matter. There seems to
Callow, Christos Jr
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Does Mindfulness Support the Status Quo? The Role of Neoliberal Orientation and Emotion Regulation

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 55, Issue 7, Page 1197-1215, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Critiques of mindfulness as a tool embedded in neoliberal ideology have emerged since the mid‐2010s, though they remain largely theoretical. Although they suggest that mindfulness shapes a neoliberal selfhood through self‐regulation and disidentification, potentially fostering acceptance of the system and political disengagement, our research ...
Philippine Chachignon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Therapeutic potential of Zen Buddhism and its practice in the Post-Anxiety Era

open access: yesCхід
This work explores the potential of Zen Buddhist practices such as meditation, mind-fulness, and acceptance of life's variability, examining their application in contemporary psychotherapeutic programs like Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). The
Oleksandr Donets
doaj   +1 more source

The Reception of Japanese Zen Tradition in Europe and America

open access: yesЕжегодник Япония, 2022
The article deals with European, American and Japanese Zen temples. I consider various types of Zen centers in the West: big monasteries, local Zen dojos and Buddhist-Christian communities, - and various types of their activities.
M. Babkova
doaj  

LiveWell: Pilot Feasibility Trial of an Adapted Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Training Protocol in Patients With Metastatic Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer

open access: yesPsycho-Oncology, Volume 34, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Background People living longer with metastatic non‐small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC) experience heightened psychological distress and decrements in quality of life. Therefore, we developed LiveWell, an 8‐session adapted dialectical behavioral therapy skills training (DBT‐ST) protocol delivered one‐on‐one via telehealth to reduce psychological ...
Kelly A. Hyland   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Easternization of the East? Zen and Spirituality as Distinct Cultural Narratives in Japan

open access: yesJournal of Global Buddhism, 2015
Zen Buddhism has for decades fascinated the West, and the former elitist tradition has in contemporary times become part of broad popular culture. Zen is for Buddhists, but it is also part of a general “Easternization” and alleged “spiritual revolution ...
Jørn Borup
doaj  

The influence of Zen Buddhism and ink wash painting on Japanese gardens during the medieval Japan

open access: yesJournal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
This paper explores the impact of Chinese landscape painting on the evolution of Japanese gardening styles, which is seldom mentioned in the development of ancient Japanese gardening. China and Japan have had a cultural exchange dating back to around 600
Shiyi Chen, Bart Julien Dewancker
doaj   +1 more source

Masahiro Mori’s Buddhist philosophy of robot

open access: yesPaladyn, 2018
Masahiro Mori is a well-known Japanese robotics scholar whose notion of Uncanny Valley is worldly famous. Mori is also an initiator of the Robot Contest and a student of Buddhism and a practitioner of Zen.
Kimura Takeshi
doaj   +1 more source

Using contemplative nature engagement practices to address ecological distress

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 11, Page 2971-2985, November 2025.
Abstract Worsening impacts of climate and ecological change have led to a rise in eco‐distress and related psychological impacts of these crises. Interventions, including both nature‐based activities and contemplative practices, have been developed to help individuals experiencing eco‐distress.
Rose Macaulay   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Influence of Ming Dynasty Buddhism’s Chan Jing He Yi (Integration of Zen and Pure Land Buddhism 禪淨合一) on Buddhist Thought in Journey to the West

open access: yesReligions
In the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty, Yunqi Zhuhong 雲栖祩宏 and Ouyi Zhixu 蕅益智旭 integrated Zen thought and Pure Land Buddhism based on the fusion of various Buddhist sects, which facilitated the transition to Chan Jing He Yi (integration of Zen and Pure Land ...
Ran Wei
doaj   +1 more source

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