Relevant bibliographies by topics / Meditation

Academic literature on the topic 'Meditation'

Author: Grafiati
Published: 4 June 2021
Last updated: 25 May 2024

Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles

Select a source type:

Consult the lists of relevant articles, books, theses, conference reports, and other scholarly sources on the topic 'Meditation.'

Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.

You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.

Contents

  1. Journal articles
  2. Dissertations / Theses
  3. Books
  4. Book chapters
  5. Conference papers
  6. Reports

Journal articles on the topic "Meditation":

1

Ball, Mike. "Visualization in the Occult Sciences." International Review of Qualitative Research 10, no. 2 (August 2017): 172–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/irqr.2017.10.2.172.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
This paper explores a meditation practice that involves forms of visualization. It is a Theravādan practice that was researched ethnographically. The analytic focus of this report concerns the practical work of meditation. Meditative visualization is placed in the context of a broader literature on visualization practices. The paper commences with a comparative consideration of ‘Western’ and ‘Eastern’ approaches to mind. Meditation practice is introduced as a means of the meditator working with mind and learning from that experience. It is a controlled, purposeful, and imaginative exploration of states of consciousness. Visualization within meditation practice comprises a means of exploring certain meditative objects. A case study of a meditation practice that employs visualization is considered, and certain conclusions are drawn. In the overall conclusion, the results of this study of visualization in meditation are placed in the context of the broader literature on visualization.
2

Bradburn, Elizabeth. "The Poetry and Practice of Meditation." Poetics Today 40, no. 3 (September 1, 2019): 597–614. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/03335372-7558178.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
Is reading poetry good for you? Drawing on evidence that reading poetry involves some of the same brain structures as those upon which human psychological well-being depends, this essay argues that George Herbert’s devotional lyrics, long understood as Christian meditations, center on recurring images in a manner consistent with the modern practice of mindfulness meditation. There is a significant overlap between the way meditation was understood by seventeenth-century Christians and the way it is understood by modern meditators in a secular and therapeutic context. Neurally, meditation means the reduction of activity in the brain’s default mode network; phenomenally, it means repeatedly bringing wandering attention back to a chosen meditation object. Poetry can be isomorphic with meditative practice because the image of meditation has an identifying pattern of movement—spontaneous wandering and controlled return—that can be created in several sensory modalities. Complex enough to characterize Herbert’s poetry as meditative, the pattern of wandering from and returning to a focal image potentially defines a meditative literary mode with a distinctive relationship to the imagination. The therapeutic potential of meditative poetry speaks to the value not just of poetry but of humanist education in general.
3

Sparby, Terje. "A Proposal for a System of Classification for Anthroposophic Meditation." Complementary Medicine Research 27, no. 2 (November 19, 2019): 77–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000503893.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
Background: The investigation of the specific connections between different techniques of meditation and their respective effects depends upon a classification of the meditative activity involved. Universal systems of classification need to be developed based both on traditional sources and contemporary science. In this article, a system of classification for anthroposophical meditation is proposed. Methods: The system was developed from a close textual analysis of meditation instructions given by Rudolf Steiner. The system of classification arising from the investigation was compared to three other classificatory systems that have recently been suggested. Results: The analysis resulted in a system of classification with two main branches: (1) the shared features of anthroposophical meditation and (2) the different aspects of specific anthroposophical meditations. The first branch contains the following sub-categories: understanding, internal conditions, external conditions, sequence, timeframe and dealing with hindrances. The second branch contains: source, aim, activity, sequence and timeframe. Other systems of classification tend to leave out the dimension of the meditative activity. Conclusion: The proposed classification system can be used as a starting point for further refinements of the classification of anthroposophic meditation, but it can also be used as a standard for future studies of the connections between different meditations and their effects.
4

Kindred, Helen. "Moving Meditations: Embodying Bartenieff Fundamentals through sensorial awareness of breath, bones and gravity." Dance, Movement & Spiritualities 8, no. 1 (December 1, 2021): 57–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/dmas_00026_1.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
This article shares a somatic approach to the practice of meditation reflecting on experiences of facilitating meditation classes for others as well as my own personal practice. I share my application of Bartenieff Fundamentals as a framework for meditation, outlining the language of the body it offers for imagery-based guided meditation ‐ a process of embodied fundamentals. Through exploring the relationship between my practice of Bartenieff Fundamentals and a somatic approach to being in the world, I question how Bartenieff’s Principle of Breath Support may guide a practice of meditation and how in this process of embodiment we might shade, tone and strengthen meditation as a process of somatic engagement, revealing a dialogic relationship between form and fluidity, somatic moving and spiritual connectivity. The use of the voice, heightened sensorial awareness through imagery of breath, bones and gravity are considered through this practice of guided meditations: an embodying of body‐space‐environment as a transactional space of self-care. Presented through different modalities of formal text, notes from practice, movement scores and images, I invite readers to engage with this work through reading, moving and meditating.
5

Narayanan, Santhosshi, Akhila Reddy, Gabriel Lopez, Wenli Liu, Jimin Wu, Diane Liu, Joana Manzano, et al. "Randomized Feasibility Study of Meditative Practices in Hospitalized Cancer Patients." Integrative Cancer Therapies 19 (January 2020): 153473542090990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534735420909903.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
Introduction: There is limited research regarding the benefits of mind-body practices such as meditation in hospitalized patients with an active diagnosis of any cancer type. Methods: We conducted a prospective, randomized, clinical trial (NCT03445572) comparing 2 meditative practices—Isha Kriya (IK) and meditative slow breathing (MSB)—versus wait-list controls in hospitalized cancer patients. Our aim was to determine the feasibility of meditation practice in cancer inpatients. Feasibility was defined as recruitment of more than 50% of the eligible patients approached and at least 60% of the patients having meditated at least 4 days by day 7. Acceptability was assessed on day 7 as a positive response on at least 2 questions on the modified Global Symptom Evaluation (GSE) scale. Results: Forty patients (39% of the eligible patients approached) consented to participate in the study and were randomly assigned to the MSB (n = 13), IK (n = 14), or wait-list (n = 13) groups. Of the 27 patients assigned to receive MSB and IK meditations, day 7 data were available for 18 patients. Fifteen of the 18 patients meditated at least once in the first 7 days, and most (12/15) responded positively on the GSE. Conclusion: Both IK and MSB meditations were acceptable among the hospitalized cancer patients. Feasibility for enrollment and practice was likely not achieved due to limited uninterrupted time for daily meditation, high levels of morbidity in some participants, and limited research staff support. Shorter term outcomes should be explored in future meditation studies involving hospitalized cancer patients.
6

Binda, Dhanesh D., Carol M. Greco, and Natalia E. Morone. "What Are Adverse Events in Mindfulness Meditation?" Global Advances in Health and Medicine 11 (January 2022): 2164957X2210966. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2164957x221096640.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
Mindfulness meditation has become a successful treatment of both physical and psychosocial ailments over the past decade. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) are now implemented in various clinical and hospital settings for the treatment of stress, depression, substance abuse, and chronic pain. However, given mindfulness meditation’s exponential rise in popularity, scientific and media reports have called for the evaluation of mindfulness meditation’s safety for those who participate in its programs. Studies have described adverse events, such as anxiety and pain, and more severe events like psychosis, that have been associated with mindfulness meditation. However, there has not been a consistent, systematic way to define and report adverse events in meditation randomized control trials. The objective of our viewpoint was to dispel the notion that these emotive feelings and sensations are adverse events due to mindfulness meditation. Instead, they are actually expected reactions involved in the process of achieving the true benefits of mindfulness meditation. For the more severe outcomes of meditation, for example, psychosis and mania, these events are confounded by other factors, such as the intensity and length of the meditative practices as well as psychological stressors and the psychiatric histories of those affected. Comparatively, mindfulness-based programs like MBSR and MBCT are shorter in duration and less intense. They are designed to be adapted to their participants’ needs as to not induce pain or panic. Mindfulness meditation teaches its students to learn how to deal with their minds and bodies instead of using maladaptive coping techniques. Thus, we urge that further research in mindfulness meditation consistently use the definition of adverse events as those which lead to severe outcomes or hospitalization.
7

Kritzer, Robert. "Meditation on the Body in Chapter 7 of Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra." Religions 11, no. 6 (June 10, 2020): 283. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel11060283.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra is an Indian Buddhist sutra dating to the first half of the first millennium. Chapter 7 of the sutra consists of a very long meditation on the body, unusual in Buddhist literature for its anatomical, especially osteological, detail. The meditation also includes extensive descriptions of many internal worms as well as the internal winds that destroy the worms at the moment of death. The sutra has several elements not found in other Buddhist texts. For example, the Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra meditation on the body includes extensive descriptions of things in the external world (e.g., rivers, mountains, flowers) and designates them as the “external body”. Most strikingly, the meditation on the body found in Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra differs from the general scholarly perception of Buddhist meditations on the body in that it does not emphasize impurity or generate repulsion. Instead, the sutra guides the meditator through a dispassionate and “scientific” observation of the body and the world.
8

Travis, Frederick. "On the Neurobiology of Meditation: Comparison of Three Organizing Strategies to Investigate Brain Patterns during Meditation Practice." Medicina 56, no. 12 (December 18, 2020): 712. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina56120712.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
Three broad organizing strategies have been used to study meditation practices: (1) consider meditation practices as using similar processes and so combine neural images across a wide range of practices to identify the common underlying brain patterns of meditation practice, (2) consider meditation practices as unique and so investigate individual practices, or (3) consider meditation practices as fitting into larger categories and explore brain patterns within and between categories. The first organizing strategy combines meditation practices defined as deep concentration, attention to external and internal stimuli, and letting go of thoughts. Brain patterns of different procedures would all contribute to the final averages, which may not be representative of any practice. The second organizing strategy generates a multitude of brain patterns as each practice is studied individually. The rich detail of individual differences within each practice makes it difficult to identify reliable patterns between practices. The third organizing principle has been applied in three ways: (1) grouping meditations by their origin—Indian or Buddhist practices, (2) grouping meditations by the procedures of each practice, or (3) grouping meditations by brain wave frequencies reported during each practice. Grouping meditations by their origin mixes practices whose procedures include concentration, mindfulness, or effortless awareness, again resulting in a confounded pattern. Grouping meditations by their described procedures yields defining neural imaging patterns within each category, and clear differences between categories. Grouping meditations by the EEG frequencies associated with their procedures yields an objective system to group meditations and allows practices to “move” into different categories as subjects’ meditation experiences change over time, which would be associated with different brain patterns. Exploring meditations within theoretically meaningful categories appears to yield the most reliable picture of meditation practices.
9

Kusler, Ágnes. "„Ut pictura meditatio”. A győri volt jezsuita rendház díszlépcsőinek dekorációja a jezsuita Mária-emblematika kontextusában." Művészettörténeti Értesítő 70, no. 2 (September 19, 2022): 189–234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/080.2021.00012.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
This paper aims towards a contextual analysis of the emblematic decoration of the staircase of the former jesuit (today Benedictine) college in Győr, North-Western hun-gary. The decoration, created in 1697, visualizes the prayer Salve Regina, and its content is closely connected to the jesuit spiritual exercise of meditation. According to my interpretation, the emblems of the staircase offered a visual aid to the jesuit clerks, for their meditations on the significance of holy Mary. The emblems, thus, embody the idea of “Ut pictura meditatio”, as defined by Walter S. Melion.I offer an analysis of the meditational programme of the decoration of the Győr staircase, and a brief outline of its place in late 17th-century devotional emblematics. The source of the emblematic decoration could be found in the context of jesuit emblem literature and applied emblematics. Besides several analogous emblematic publications, according to my research, the visual source for the Győr programme was the Salve regina print-series by the Antwerp artist Anton Wierix. Through an analysis of this source, I aim to distance the interpretation of the staircase’s decoration from the former attempt of Éva Knapp, proposing that the decoration was based on creative visual translations of emblem-descriptions by jacob Masen.Through my interpretation of the emblems and their overall programme, the decoration of the Győr college could be placed in the context of jesuit meditation and applied emblematics. I also aim to elaborate on the practical function of the decorative programme, and thus widening our knowledge on early modern practices of emblematic meditation in monastic communities.
10

Kim, Hogui. "The Characteristics and Features of Buddhist Meditation." Journal of Meditation based Psychological Counseling 29 (June 30, 2023): 11–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.12972/mpca.20230002.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
Today, general meditation is widely practiced around the world. In addition to the history, types and methods of meditation, industries that utilize meditation are also developing. Modern meditation began to have such a popular character in India in the 1950s, when it was introduced to the United States and Europe in the 1960s. There are many reasons why modern people meditate. The basis of meditation is to maintain and improve the function of the body and mind. Furthermore, meditation is used to pursue physical and psychological tranquility and relaxation, and furthermore to promote overall health and well-being. On the other hand, Buddhist meditation emphasizes that you are always awake. In particular, meditation on the sitting type of Buddhist meditation aims at the achievement of enlightenment, for example, solving problems of oneself. Self-problem solving is to know oneself clearly and to achieve oneself. This kind of meditation began with the meditation of the Buddha. Meditation in general focuses on relieving stress. Sitting meditation, on the other hand, focuses on calming stress and moving toward enlightenment. In this respect, there is a difference between general meditation and sitting meditation. In this thesis, the characteristics of general meditation and Sitting meditatin are examined and some differences are examined. As a result, first, there was a difference in the ultimate goal of general meditation and Sitting Meditatin. Second, there was a difference in the subject, Thirdly, the methods, Fourth, the effects, Fifth, the characteristics, and Sixth, the Features.
More sources
You might also be interested in the extended bibliographies on the topic 'Meditation' for particular source types:
Journal articles Dissertations / Theses Books

Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Meditation":

1

Robertson, Gina L. K. "A Meditation on Meditation: Exploring Perceptions of Mindfulness and Meditation in the Claremont Community." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2017. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1062.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
Wellness dialogues in the United States consistently promote "mindfulness" and "meditation" in relation to self-care, but what do these terms really mean? This research project explores perceptions of mindfulness and meditation in the Claremont community, investigating how understandings of these terms are socially exchanged and reproduced. It also illuminates how these understandings have transformed from concepts influenced by a perceived "eastern-ness" to concepts whose cultural roots remain often undiscussed. Through this research, readers will better understand how Claremont community members conceptualize "mindfulness" and "meditation" and hopefully better access these practices with their perceived related health benefits.
2

Daniel, Greg K. "The Puritan ladder of meditation an explication of Puritan meditation and its compatibility with Catholic meditation /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
3

Suen, Hon-ming Stephen, and 孫漢明. "Methods of spiritual praxis in the Sarvāstivāda: a study primarily based on the Abhidharma-mahāvibhāṣā." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B44404980.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
4

Pruitt, Irene Teresa Paz. "Perspectives on the Impact of Meditative Traits on Relationships among Advanced Practitioners of Meditation." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33071.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
This qualitative study is an exploration of advanced meditators' understandings of how the personal traits developed through meditation have influenced their relationships. The term meditation refers to self-regulation practices that train attention and awareness. A "meditative trait" refers to the lasting effects in sensory, cognitive and self-referential awareness that continue whether or not the practitioner is actively engaged in meditation. These traits may have some influence on meditators' close relationships, but there has been little research of this effect to date. Seven participants were interviewed about their experiences of meditative traits, and how they have seen these traits affect their relationships. The meditative traits that the participants identified were (1) awareness of body sensations and emotions; (2) disidentification from emotions and thoughts; (3) acceptance of situations, oneself, and others; and (4) compassion and loving kindness for oneself and others. The relational effects of these traits were (1) less reactivity in relationships, (2) greater freedom and safety for the participants and the others with whom they are in relationship, (3) a new understanding of the nature of connection between people, which included an awareness of the unity and separation that exists among people, and a deepened experience of intimacy and independence within relationships. Also included are a discussion of the connections between these themes and the existing literature, the strengths and limitations of this study, and the implications for future research and family therapy practice.
Master of Science
5

Hsieh, Su-Lien. "Buddhist meditation as art practice : art practice as Buddhist meditation." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2010. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/1942/.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
This thesis explores the impact of meditation on art practice. Its basic hypothesis is that Buddhist meditation can expand creative capacity by enabling the practitioner to transcend the limits of everyday sense experience and consciousness. Artists engaging in meditation develop a closer, more aware relationship with their emptiness mind (kongxin), freeing them from preconceptions and contexts that limit their artistic creation. Because this practice-led research focuses on how to expand one‘s freedom as an artist, I use two models to explore studio practice, then compare and contrast them with my own prior approach. A year-by-year methodology is followed, as artistic practice develops over time. The first model is studio practice in the UK, the second is Buddhist meditation before artistic activity. The research took place over three years, each representing a distinct area. Accordingly, in area 1 (the first year), I compared studio art practice in the UK with post-meditation art practice; in area 2 (the second year), I compared studio art practice in the UK with prostration practice at Bodh-gaya, India plus meditation before act activity; in area 3 (the third year), I compared studio art practice in the UK with entering a month-long meditation retreat in Taiwan before practicing art. By Buddhist meditation I refer more specifically to insight meditation, which K. Sri Dhammananda has described as follows: Buddha offers four objects of meditation for consideration: body, feeling, thoughts, and mental states. The basis of the Satipatthana (Pāli, refers to a "foundation" for a "presence" of mindfulness) practice is to use these four objects for the development of concentration, mindfulness, and insight or understanding of our-self and the world around you. Satipatthana offers the most simple, direct, and effective method for training the mind to meet daily tasks and problems and to achieve the highest aim: liberation. (K. Sri II Dhammananda 1987:59) In my own current meditation practice before art practice, I sit in a lotus position and focus on breathing in and breathing out, so that my mind achieves a state of emptiness and calm and my body becomes relaxed yet fully energized and free. When embarking on artistic activity after meditation, the practice of art then emerges automatically from this enhanced body/mind awareness. For an artist from an Eastern culture, this post-meditation art seems to differ from the practices of Western art, even those that seek to eliminate intention (e.g. Pollock), in that the artist‘s action seem to genuinely escape cogito: that is, break free of the rational dimensions of creating art. In my training and development as a studio artist, I applied cogito all the time, but this frequently generated body/mind conflict, which became most apparent after leaving the studio at the end of the day: I always felt exhausted, and what was worse, the art that I created was somehow limited. However, my experience was that Buddhist meditation, when applied before undertaking art practice, establishes body/mind harmony and empties the mind. For this artist at least, this discovery seemed to free my art as it emerged from emptiness through the agency of my energized hand. It was this, admittedly highly personal, experience that led me to undertake the research that informs this thesis.
6

Wallin, Lou. "Meditation och konflikthantering." Thesis, Södertörn University College, School of Social Sciences, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-1352.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:

Can meditation aid in a situation of conflict? This paper answers that question.

The reason I chose to examine this topic is due to own positive experiences that convinced me of the link between meditation and conflict resolution. I wish to bring more light on this topic and to faciliate further research within the area.

Through analyzing material on meditation, meditation and emotion and emotion and conflict, I find here that some of the effects of meditation has a positive effect on our emotions and also that we can work through meditation to learn about the way we act on our emotions and also how we can learn to act to our advantage. I also show how emotions play a vital role in conflicts between individuals and groups and that it is most urgent that we use what means we have to work conflict to our best use. I believe that conflict has it’s place in society and that good things can come from it, but that we can work with the conflict so that it does not escalate out of proportion. I believe a peaceful environment enhances the possibility for people to live a healthy life and enables us to develop.

This paper focuses on conflict between people and groups, not inner conflict, which would also be interesting to explore in this context.

I argue that meditation with advantage could be used in areas like, school, the military etc.

7

Britton, Willoughby. "Meditation and Depression." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195235.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
Although meditation-based interventions have been associated with improvement in depressive symptoms and prevention of relapse, the physiological mechanisms of meditation's therapeutic effects are unknown. At the same time, a growing body of literature has shown that meditation has profound effects on numerous physiological systems that are involved in the pathophysiology of depression. The first paper reviews many of the physiological abnormalities found in depression and the reversal or normalization of these same systems by meditation. The paper includes 1) a review of the physiological concomitants of depression, 2) a description of mindfulness meditation and its effects on mood disturbance, 3) the physiological effects of mindfulness and other related forms of meditation, and 4) suggestions for future research.The second paper summarizes the results of a randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation training on one of the previously identified candidate systems: sleep, as measured by overnight polysomnographic sleep studies as well as subjective reports (sleep diaries). The results indicate that mindfulness has an arousing effect on objectively measured sleep that corresponds with subjectively reported improvements in mood and sleep. This pattern is similar to the one observed in responders to antidepressant medications.
8

Kittikong, Tanatchaporn. "Noting the self: From embodying Buddhist vipassaná meditation to meditation-based performance." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2014. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1564.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
My practitioner’s interest in Buddhism allows me to see the possibilities of examining what performance might be in relation to or towards the Buddhist meditational concept of nonself by unpacking issues related to a performer’s body and mind relationship, performance and experience, mindfulness and sense of self. This practice-led research explores how staging vipassaná meditation in the making of performance, and as performance itself, can be perceived as a form of experiential performance which questions the spectator/ performer relationship. The processes involved also act as a mode of identity-analysis in mind and body through mindfulness practice. Noting the self reveals that the crucial characteristic in a performer’s mode of being in this form of performance involves an internal distancing of the observer from the observed self.
9

Rothenborg, Malin. "Meditation : Effekter & Upplevelser." Thesis, Karlstad University, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Communication and IT, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-3197.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:

In this essay, the phenomenon and the concept "meditation" are treated. Meditation is a mental training technique where one develops the ability to choose where to put attention and ability to focus. Techniques for meditation is used individually of people who wants to develop themselves as persons and in therapeutic aims of professional within the field of psychology in order to help people to find solutions of problems within themselves. The aim with this essay were to do a qualitative study in order to see how possible effects of meditation influences daily life of contributory practisian's. Issue has been as follows; which effects have one regularly conducting of meditation on people and their lives? Interviews with four experienced meditators were done in India and the material were analyzed afterwards with the aid of thematic analysis, furthermore in order to link the results with clinical research and established theories about meditation. Meditation is an important part of the Buddhist tradition and its importance for people's wellbeing has been recognized within Buddhism since approximately 2500 years back. In 1960 knowledge about meditation established in the world of vest, where the interest grows and researchers in the field of meditation permanently report about new health profits with this type of "mental" exercise. Eastern concepts and methods are integrated within western psychology and the meeting between science in east and vest leads to an extended understanding of humans and its intrinsic force. The result shows that meditation has a significant effect on the participants' lives and the training first of all leads to an increased degree of " mindfulness"; awareness of the presence, which according to established researchers, has a positive impact on people's wellbeing. To live in " the present" is seen as one ability valuable in handling life, leads to a feeling of increased internal strength and furthermore is what leads to the effects that is presented within different themes in the result of this study.

Keywords:

meditation, power of the mind, mindfulness, focus, harmony

10

Fowler, Lesley, and n/a. "Meditation and mental health." University of Canberra. Education, 1986. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060710.130437.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
The claims of the traditional texts and teachers of Buddhist meditation include the enhancement of mental health. Twenty five meditators sitting a ten day retreat in Vipassana and Metta meditation were measured on a compassion scale and an androgyny index. The androgyny index was used to measure mental health. Compassion scores for all meditators increased slightly after the retreat. Experienced meditators had significantly higher scores than inexperienced meditators. Regardless of previous experience, meditators with high compassion scores significantly increased in androgyny after the retreat. The traditional claims for the enhancement of mental health are therefore supported by these results.
More sources

Books on the topic "Meditation":

1

Egbokhare, Francis O. Curds of meditation: Meditations and Psalms. Ibadan: Dolphin Books, 2002.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
2

Momen, Wendi. Meditation. Kidlington, Oxford: G. Ronald, 1996.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
3

Govinda, Lama Anagarika Brahmacari. Creative Meditation. New York: Quest Books, 1996.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
4

Publishing, Arcturus. Meditation. [Place of publication not identified]: Chartwell Books, 2015.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
5

Engel, Klaus. Meditation. Frankfurt am Main: P. Lang, 1997.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
6

Kafka, Franz. Meditation. Praha: Vitalis, 1998.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
7

Cooke, Grace. Meditation. 3rd ed. Liss: White Eagle Publishing Trust, 1999.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
8

Ozaniec, Naomi. Meditation. Chicago, Ill: McGraw-Hill, 2004.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
9

Shi, Guoyi. Meditation. 8th ed. Tai bei shi: Fa gu wen hua, 1997.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
10

Smith, Erica. Meditation. London: Optima, 1988.

Find full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
More sources

Book chapters on the topic "Meditation":

1

Lasko, Wolf W. "Meditation." In Charisma, 179–83. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-82831-6_42.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
2

Everly, George S., and Jeffrey M. Lating. "Meditation." In A Clinical Guide to the Treatment of the Human Stress Response, 201–22. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5538-7_10.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
3

Trentman, Judy. "Meditation." In Encyclopedia of Women’s Health, 802–4. Boston, MA: Springer US, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-48113-0_268.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
4

Pillau, Helmut. "Meditation." In Von Fall zu Fall…, 70. Heidelberg: Steinkopff, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-13380-4_59.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
5

Scott, Cyril. "Meditation." In Shaw, 186. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05402-2_103.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
6

Khanfer, Riyad, John Ryan, Howard Aizenstein, Seema Mutti, David Busse, Ilona S. Yim, J. Rick Turner, et al. "Meditation." In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 1219–20. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_760.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
7

O’Sullivan, Trish. "Meditation." In Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion, 1451–55. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24348-7_416.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
8

Everly, George S., and Jeffrey M. Lating. "Meditation." In A Clinical Guide to the Treatment of the Human Stress Response, 289–314. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9098-6_14.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
9

Everly, George S. "Meditation." In A Clinical Guide to the Treatment of the Human Stress Response, 171–83. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0741-9_10.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
10

Rabsang, Lama. "Meditation." In Foundations of Complementary Therapies and Alternative Medicine, 259–70. London: Macmillan Education UK, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-05902-4_22.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

Conference papers on the topic "Meditation":

1

Liang, Lin, and Dvijesh J. Shastri. "Meditation." In CHI '18: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3174354.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
2

Kim, Hye Kyung. "Meditation." In ACM SIGGRAPH 2006 Art gallery. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1178977.1179033.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
3

Kim, Taehee. "Meditation." In ACM SIGGRAPH 2004 Art gallery. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1185884.1185936.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
4

Ahmed, Mohammad H., Mehmet Kaya, Amirtaha Taebi, and Peshala Thibbotuwawa Gamage. "The Role of Meditation in Stress Recovery and Performance: An EEG Study." In ASME 2023 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2023-114023.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
Abstract This study aimed to investigate the effects of meditation on recovery time following a stressor and cognitive performance. Two sessions were performed in this study, one as a control without participants meditating prior to the stress task and one with meditation. EEG signals were recorded from 24 channels and processed using frequency domain analysis to measure power in various frequency bands. Participants for this pilot study were 10 healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 35. Reaction time and response accuracy were used as performance measures during the stressor with slower reaction times indicating lower levels of alertness. Brain activity prior to the stressor was compared with activity following the stress task, and the time needed to return to baseline was observed. The effect of meditation on recovery time and performance was analyzed and a gradual return to baseline values was observed. Recovery time varied among participants, with some taking longer than others to recover but no significant change was observed with meditation. Performance-wise, participants who meditated prior to the stressor had improved reaction time and accuracy when compared to the control group. The results suggest that interventions such as meditation or mindfulness practices may help individuals improve performance, but further research is needed to confirm these findings.
5

Watson, Margaret. "Liquid meditation." In ACM SIGGRAPH 99 Electronic art and animation catalog. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/312379.312410.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
6

Vidyarthi, Jay, and Bernhard E. Riecke. "Mediated meditation." In CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2468356.2468753.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
7

Саава, Л. Л. "THERAPEUTIC MEDITATION." In Антология российской психотерапии и психологии. Crossref, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.54775/ppl.2021.10.47.040.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
Медитация (от лат. meditatio) – практика направления внимания и состояние сознания. Медитация как инструмент хорошо сочетается с другими видами психотерапии. За счет релаксации высвобождается внутренняя энергия, которая стимулирует витальную жизненную силу, способную десенсибилизировать болезнь, проблему. Медитативная техника способна мобилизовать скрытые ресурсы мозга, снизить стресс и тревожность, способствует улучшению сна, в личностной сфере – способствует развитию творческого потенциала, укреплению самодисциплины и силы воли, психологической устойчивости, приводит к улучшениям в коммуникативной сфере. Формирование таких качеств, как осознанность, ответственность, самостоятельность позволяет получать большее удовольствие от жизни, избавляться от завышенных ожиданий и претензий к миру.
8

"Is Meditation Measurable?" In 2017 the 7th International Workshop on Computer Science and Engineering. WCSE, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.18178/wcse.2017.06.121.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
9

Thye, Miriam, Katharina Mosen, Ulrich Weger, and Diethard Tauschel. "Meditation and Procrastination." In ICEEPSY 2016 International Conference on Education and Educational Conference. Cognitive-crcs, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2016.11.8.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
10

Seay, A. Fleming, Diane Gromala, Larry Hodges, and Chris Shaw. "The meditation chamber." In ACM SIGGRAPH 2002 conference abstracts and applications. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1242073.1242276.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

Reports on the topic "Meditation":

1

Mei, Manxue, Min Jiang, Zunjiang Li, Wei Zhu, and Jianping Song. Meditation Programs for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, October 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2021.10.0008.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
Abstract:
Review question / Objective: Would meditation programs affect fasting blood glucose levels and HbA(1c) of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus? Would meditation programs intervention be of benefit for remission of depression and anxiety level? Would meditation programs improve quality of life of individuals with type 2 diabetes？ Do meditation programs affect body mass index (BMI), serum lipid levels and level of blood pressure? Which type of meditation programs is better for type 2 diabetes patients? Are there any differences of efficacy among different meditation programs? To provide valid evidence for the effect of meditation programs for type 2 diabetes by synthesizing and comparing outcomes from clinical trials. Main outcome(s): The outcomes include fasting blood glucose levels and HbA(1c).
2

Noonan, Wendy. Meditation in an Emergency. Portland State University Library, January 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.15760/etd.1319.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
3

von Balthasar, Hans Urs. Der dreieinige Gott als Schöpfer. Theologische Meditation. Saint John Publications, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.56154/sj.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
4

Mehegan, Laura. Meditation Survey Among Adults 50+: Annotated Questionnaire. Washington, DC: AARP Research, November 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.26419/res.00750.002.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
5

Zinn, Zach. Meditation Apps and the Unbearable Whiteness of Wellness. Just Tech, Social Science Research Council, November 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.35650/jt.3062.d.2023.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
6

Hoge, Elizabeth, Eric Bui, Mihriye Mete, Mary Ann Dutton, Amanda Baker, and Naomi Simon. Comparing Meditation versus Medicine for Patients with Anxiety Disorders. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), December 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.25302/12.2023.cer.2017c16522.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
7

Mehegan, Laura. Adults are Familiar with Meditation but Tend Not to Engage. Washington, DC: AARP Research, November 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.26419/res.00750.001.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
8

Dismond, Samuel. Causality Application Ontology: A Theory of Definition Derived From Analytical Meditation. San Francisco, CA: National Institute of Practical Analytical Meditation, January 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.5548/monograph.20110129.01.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
9

Hebert, James R. Effects of Meditation-Based Stress Reduction in Younger Women with Breast Cancer. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, October 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada286860.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
10

Chen, YunKun, ShaoHui Geng, XiaoFan Wang, and LiJun Jia. Effects of meditation on cancer pain symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, November 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2020.11.0018.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

To the bibliography