Top Research Papers on Vipassana Meditation

This chapter explores the disaffiliation narratives of former members of one of the most successful international Buddhist organisations – S.N. Goenka’s (1924–2013) Vipassana meditation movement. To date, Goenka’s network is the largest donor-funded Vipassana organisation with over 170 official, and over 130 non-official centers worldwide. These centers offer courses of varying durations (3–60 day), thought the standard ten-day retreats mark one’s entry into this organisation, and hence they are the most frequently held and best attended (Dhamma 2017). Around the globe, Goenka’s courses are co...

the present study is aimed at understanding the influence of Vipassana Meditation among business managers who did Vipassana Meditation during their management education or after. How far Vipassana Meditation process influences life effectiveness of these young managers. Quantitative-multidimensional analysis of attitudinal and behavioral variables is the primary focus of this study. Exploratory study is conducted to arrive at appropriate variables in relation the professional and personal dimensions selected for the study. Data collection made from 176 junior level managers, who have passed ou...

This article was originally presented orally by Shinzen Young as the opening talk of a retreat he led, on the practice of Vipassana meditation. The editor decided to retain its flavor as a talk by keeping intact the conversational aspects of the presentation as it was first given.

Das Ziel der vorliegenden Diplomarbeit ist, den heilsamen Effekt der Vipassana Meditation auf allen Ebenen zu untersuchen. Vipassana ist eine Meditationsform mit buddhistischen Wurzeln. Der Buddhismus war schon Gegenstand vieler anthropologischer Untersuchungen, meist in historischen Kontexten oder Ritualforschungen. Ich interessierte mich fur den positiven Effekt, den diese Meditationstechnik auf das Wohlbefinden der Menschen hat. Vipassana, wie von S.N. Goenka gelehrt, hat sich in den letzten 40 Jahren weltweit verbreitet, was die Aktualitat aufzeigt und die Notwendigkeit einer anthropologi...

The current article is a scientific research of the method of Vipassana Meditation which was discovered by the Buddha. The paper briefly outlines the fundamental principles involved in the meditation practice regarding the concept of Anicca, Dukkha and Anatta. It briefly outlines method of Vipassana meditation step by step at it is practiced. More focus is given in revealing the practical methodology of the Meditation. Primary Buddhist texts of Tipitaka are taken for reference.

고대로부터 현재에 이르기까지 인도인의 정신적 삶을 지배하고 있는 까르마 요가는 불확실한 인간의 삶을 수용하려는 시도라고 이해할 수 있다. 그러나 어떠한 행위라 하더라도 실천에 있어서는 칸트가 말하는 스스로 부과하는 자발적인 의무로서의 실천, 즉 옳은 일이기 때문에 행하는 정언적 명령이었는가에 대한 질문을 제기 할 수 있다. 정의를 실현하기 위해서 행하는...

the present study is aimed at understanding the influence of Vipassana Meditation among business managers who did Vipassana Meditation during their management education or after. How far Vipassana Meditation process influences life effectiveness of these young managers. Quantitative-multidimensional analysis of attitudinal and behavioral variables is the primary focus of this study. Exploratory study is conducted to arrive at appropriate variables in relation the professional and personal dimensions selected for the study. Data collection made from 176 junior level managers, who have passed ou...

Certain patterns have developed around meditation and enlightenment, or awakening, as many prefer to call it, in the American Insight network. Network here is defined as a loose affiliation of individuals and communities that prioritize Vipassana meditation as their central practice and trace their immediate Buddhist roots to Burmese and Thai Theravadin lineages. One current network emphasizes a more relational and integrative orientation toward meditation and draws significantly on psychotherapeutic discourse. The other stresses a more systematic and goal-oriented approach to awakening and re...

Theravada Buddhism and Reich's psychobiology appear at first to be polar opposites. Yet there is a Theravada school of meditation, the Vipassana of U Ba Khin, which in both theory and practice turns out to be remarkably close to Reich's worldview and his therapy. The major differences between Reich and this branch of Buddhism are the attitudes toward life and movement, Reich being strongly pro, and the Theravadas being clearly anti. In spite of these differences, there are remarkable similarities. This seems to be another instance of modern Western views having been known in India at least 250...

The prison authorities in Sri Lanka as well as in other countries such as Indiahave emphasized the use of religious practices and religious teachings in discipliningand rehabilitating prisoners. As most of the individuals tend to commit crimes owing tosome mental problems, meditation can be the best remedy for the mentally andspiritually sick prison inmates to get rid of their wrong perceptions. Vipassana is the method of meditation often practiced in prisons. Vipassanameans “insight” into the impermanent nature of mind and body. It is a way of selftransformation through self observation and i...

Vipassana Meditation is measured to be the It is non-scientific technique of self positive life satisfaction attributes, as also, inc ulcations of family, friends, school, living environment and self lifesatisfaction. The goal of this research was to stu dy he effectiveness of Vipassana meditation on life satisfaction. In this study 120 student participants (experimental and control) were selected. The experimental group was given Ten Da total hours taken was three hundred hours) Vipassan meditation course. After meditation course the Satisfaction with life scale was adminis tered to experimen...

There is the maxim, physician heal yourself, which refers to the idea that doctors or psychologists, who are helping others to heal, should be well along in healing themselves prior to treating other people.

Vipassana Meditation and Teacher Decision-Making by Jeffrey Ronald Glogowski M.A.E.L, Aurora University, 2007 B.M.E, Illinois State University, 1997 Proposal Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Education Walden University May 2012 Abstract The purpose of this grounded theory study was to build a theory about the process and function teachers construct around the effect Vipassana meditation has on stress, teaching, and decision-making. This study addressed the problem of how teachers respond to daily tasks and demands that can negatively i...

Vipassana (Insight) meditation means having awareness or mindfulness by observing body/ suffer/ mind and dhamma and observing the nature of its occurrence until your breathing has gone.

One of Buddhism’s great teachers, Sri S.N. Goenka, has passed away at age 90. Considering this, we will consider some aspects of Goenka’s teaching style in his 10?day residential Vipassana course, which is taught world?wide. Of interest to us is Goenka’s teaching methods embodied within his daily Dhamma Discourses, Day 1 to Day 11, in which he explains how to practice Vipassana meditation. Along with these instructions Goenka also examines key doctrines in the Pali Nikayas and how they relate to Vipassana with respect to the mindful observation of bodily feelings.

Sceptical modem scholarship has so far ignored the philosophical significance of Vipassana. Suspecting it as just another form of mystical religious practice, and therefore lacking any academic value, the academic world often consciously steers dear of vipassana. In this paper however, I intend to make a bold claim that vipassana has a solid philosophical and phenomenological foundation. So the aim of this paper is to demystifying the vipassana by showing the ways in which the principles of vipassana support my claim that it has a profound philosophical foundation. The paper is simply an invit...

Vipassana meditation (VM) is an ancient Indian meditation technique. Literature review indicates that by practicing VM regularly the meditator develops empathy, equanimity and interpersonal skills leading to better communication ability. A quantitative study was conducted on meditator and non-meditator employees comprising of 240 participants each by using a developed Behaviour Measure Scale (BMS) to measure the above mentioned variables. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS Ver. 20.0. The results showed that meditator group respondents scored statistically higher than non-meditators on em...

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The present research article is an endeavour to explore empirical supports for Vipassana meditation as an effective technique of stress management.Stress management refers to the wide spectrum of techniques and psychotherapies aimed at controlling a person's levels of stress, especially chronic stress, or distress as advocated by Hans Selye (1936;56), rather than positive stress which he calls eustress. Among several available practical stress man- agement techniques, Vipassana is one of India's most ancient meditation techniques, which may help an individual to reduce stress, provide positive...

Abstract This article examines the uncanny parallels between Peirce's sign theory and practice and the philosophy of Vipassana Meditation. It argues that Peircean phenomenology has much to add to our understanding of the physical experience of meditation as well as Buddhist theology. A Peircean lens helps elucidate the mechanics of the technique itself, the Buddhist interpretation of thought, and, most significantly, the realms of consciousness meditation accesses. By the same token, the introspective world of bodily sensations and physiological states encountered while in a deep meditative st...

The present preliminary findings suggest that the practice of Vipassana meditation may help mitigate psychological and psychosomatic distress in a multi-ethnic population in the city of Muscat.

American culture is suffused and infatuated with anger. Politicians strive to placate the “Angry White Male,” whose antagonisms also find expression in road rage, overheated talk radio, violent video games, and players-fans skirmishes at professional sporting events. American media churns out alarmingly vivid images of violence, and the ominous tendency for teenagers, in particular, to act out these lurid fantasies of “righteous wrath” dramatizes the nexus between this potentially toxic “consumption of cultural items” and anger. Vietnamese expatriate monk Thich Nhat Hanh observes that American...

Current studies provided preliminary results about neurobiological and clinical changes related to VM practice, but further research is needed to answer critical questions about replications, self-selection, placebo, and long-term effects of VM.

F-ratio showed that 4-months Vipassana training to the participants significantly enhance their mental health, males having better mental health than females.

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. Executive functions (EF) are the high-level cognitive processes that facilitate goal-directed behaviors. It is well known that VM has significant effects on various affective states of the mind, such as relaxation, reduce stress and anxiety; however, less is known about the effect of VM on the executive function. This study aims to examine the effects of VM practice on the performance of the executi...

The present study examined the effect of Vipassana meditation practices (traditional Buddhist meditation practices) on attention network task (ANT). Novice participants (N=10) were taken from the dhammalakkhan vipassana meditation center, Lucknow) after the 10 days meditation training (never practiced any kind of meditation previously) were participated in the current study. The objective of the study was to evaluate whether a traditional 10- day vipassana meditation training can improve the attentional performance of the participants. Further the second objective was to investigate whether a ...

Vipassana meditation is characterized by observing bodily sensations, developing emotional and attentional stability, and promoting prosocial qualities. Whether these characteristics are also reflected in meditators’ dream content is not currently known. Evidence relating dream content with sleep-dependent learning is mixed: Some studies suggest that dreaming of a task is beneficial for improvement, whereas others find no such effect. This study aimed at investigating whether meditators have qualitatively different dreams than do controls, whether meditators incorporate a procedural learning t...

Stress is the unpleasant state of an individual. It may be defined as one’s disability to adapt oneself to the challenges of the environment. The study has tried to explore Stress among No-Collar Workers and also tried to explore the effectiveness of Vipassana Meditation on controlling stress among No Collar Workers.It made use of purpose sampling in selecting 100 Male No-Collar Workers. The sample responded to the valid and reliable instrument. Singh’s Personal Stress Source Inventory (2005) was used to measure the level of the Stress of No Collar Workers.The design which was used to conceptu...

The present proliferation of alternative and non-western practices challenges the way how modern selves are enacted, the distinction between ancient and contemporary, and obliges us to rethink the ways our bodies and minds are produced. By mingling the care of the self and self knowledge, some technologies of the self offer interesting paths to redefine and change our selves, questioning the hegemony of Science and Technology as the only way to operate a radical transformation of the human condition. I propose, through this article, an ontological and performative conception of vipassana medit...

The Present investigation is based on Research study undertaken to find out the ‘The Effect of Vipassana Meditation on Academic Stress among adolescence’. An experiment was conducted on 50 adolescence age 15 to 18 of non-randomized control group. Pre test post test design. For data collection tools Bisht Battery of Scale of Academic stress were used. we performed on two sample‘t’ test for the pree and post test. After that found our result to be significant. Analysis by two sample‘t’ test revealed that Vipassana Meditation was an effective practice to reduce Academic Stress of adolescence.

The present proliferation of alternative and non-western practices challenges the way how modern selves are enacted, the distinction between ancient and contemporary, and obliges us to rethink the ways our bodies and minds are produced. By mingling the care of the self and self knowledge, some technologies of the self offer interesting paths to redefine and change our selves, questioning the hegemony of Science and Technology as the only way to operate a radical transformation of the human condition. I propose, through this article, an ontological and performative conception of vipassana medit...

This study showed that participating in a VMR can be both a very confrontational and beneficial experience on various levels of human functioning.

Vipassana meditation, an ancient meditation technique originating from India, translates to "to see things as they are" and aims for the complete eradication of mental impurities.

Suicidal Ideation is a medical term for thoughts about or an unusual preoccupation with suicide. Suicide is when people direct violence at themselves with the intent to end their lives, and they die as a result of their actions. The study has tried to explore suicidal tendencies among No-Collar Workers  and also tried to explore the effectiveness of Vipassana Meditation on controlling suicidal thoughts among No Collar Workers.It made use of purpose sampling in selecting 100 No-Collar Workers eually divides into males and females. The sample responded to the valid and reliable instrument. The M...

In an era marked by pronounced overcrowding, including an increasing number of offenders serving long-term sentences, correctional systems continue to search for innovative and effective treatments. Few jurisdictions have attempted non-Western approaches such as meditative practice to reduce stress, conflict, and rule infractions. The current study examined the psychological and behavioral effects of intensive ten-day Vipassana Meditation (VM) retreats in a maximum security prison. VM goals and practice are consistent with evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral treatment and Risk-...

The article considers silence as the most important component of vipassana (meditation technique from early Buddhism) as it is taught in the tradition of S.N. Goenka. As a religious vow, silence is a condition for the successful meditation retreat. Although meditative silence does not seem to form sociality, vipassana courses are a collective practice. After the end of courses, the desire of people to meet and meditate together proves the need not in a ‘solitary’ silence but in a group that produces special collective silence. The author considers the silent co-presence of people in the medita...

Much of the current practice in developing leaders is limited in the extent to which deep personal renewal which is sustainable can be affected. Two enduring approaches to leadership development include values based leadership and servant leadership; both of which are comprised of certain timeless qualities which lend themselves to more in-depth, transformational development experiences. Vipassana meditation is a technique which has been found to provide those willing to make the effort with just such an opportunity to transform themselves and become more effective as values based/servant lead...

Life satisfaction is an individual's perception about how well their life is progressing. It is an accepted fact that spirituality makes us better human beings. In this empirical study an attempt has been made to study the effect of Vipassana meditation, an ancient meditation technique on the life satisfaction of employees. We have used satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) developed by Diener et al. (1985) to collect data. In total 240 samples were collected from each group of employees namely non-meditator and meditators. Detailed statistical analysis was done using SPSS ver. 20.0. Group diffe...

The Vipassana (Buddhist meditation), one of the India's prehistoric meditative practices with the help of which Siddharth Gautama became the Buddha 2,500 years ago is reviewed.

The practice of vipassana meditation emphasizes the role of meditative experience in coming to understand the Buddhist worldview and in effecting personal transformation. Data obtained from fieldwork conducted between 2003 and 2005 at the Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre (BMIMC) in Medlow Bath, NSW Australia, illustrate the process by which aspects of doctrine come to be accepted through an experiential understanding of their import. Many respondents attributed significance to their experiential understanding of dukkha, suffering, and anicca, impermanence, gained through Vipassana prac...

The research emphasized the relevance of vipassana in today's modern world for better mental health and compared the level of self-esteem and self-efficacy of adults who practice vipASSana and also those who do not practice vIPassana.

Paired t test reveals that the administration of vipassana meditation was found to be effective in reducing the level of psychosocial problems of alcohol dependence symptoms among adults.

Yoga practices help to retain slow wave sleep and enhance the REM sleep state in the middle age; they appear to retain a younger biological age as far as sleep is concerned, demonstrating the possible beneficial role of yoga in sleep-wakefulness behavior.

Dr. Neeta Gupta Department of Psychology, DAV(PG) College, Dehradun. ...................................................................................................................... Manuscript Info Abstract ......................... ........................................................................ Manuscript History Received: 17 December 2019 Final Accepted: 20 January 2020 Published: February 2020

This study compared perceived stress and cognitive and emotional differences between two groups of Buddhist mindfulness meditators. Nineteen beginning and twenty-four advanced meditators carried electronic pagers for five days and responded to daily random signals by completing an Experience Sampling form (ESF) containing items related to the dependent variables. As compared with beginners, advanced practitioners reported greater self-awareness, positive mood, and acceptance. Greater stress lowered mood and self-acceptance in both groups, but the deleterious effect of stress on acceptance was ...

The current evidence in the field shows that there is a place for mindfulness meditation in managing chronic pain conditions including CLBP, and further research to test the usefulness of mindfulness in CLBP should involve good quality randomized controlled trials of pure mindfulness based technique in matched subjects.

The present study found that PTSD symptom severity did not differ significantly between those who did and did not volunteer to take the course, and suggested that Vipassana meditation is worthy of further study for those with comorbid PTSD and substance use problems.

Despite the scarcity of references to meditation retreats in the large volume of research and literature concerning the relationship between modern leisure tourism and forms of religiously motivated travel, the number of meditation retreat centres has increased worldwide in recent decades. Michael Stausberg notes the growth in the international spiritual retreat business since the 1980s, and lists the visitation of retreats as one of the common purposes of religious tourism, itself one of the various forms of contemporary spiritual life that are a result of the increased leisure time available...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between mindful attention awareness and emotion regulation as well as the effect of vipassana meditation on these two constructs. The Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS-15) and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation (DERS-36) are used for data collection. Out of 248 participants, 123 are Vipassana Meditators, who practised Vipassana Meditation at least five times per week for the previous two years and had attended at least one 10- day Vipassana Meditation Course from any Vipassana Centre, and 125 are nonmeditators, who d...

Approach to Health Promotion by Vipassana Meditation Techniques is one of the methods that can enhance HIV infected mothers' self-esteem and enable them to achieve appropriate self care and attain good quality of life.