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An analysis of recent meditation research and suggestions for future directions

An analysis of recent meditation research and suggestions for future directions
The Humanistic Psychologist
Format: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2003
Pages: 86-114
Sources ID: 22260
Visibility: Private
Abstract: (Show)

Abstract Meditation offers a rich and complex field of study. Over the past 40 years, several hundred research studies have demonstrated numerous significant findings including changes in psychological, physiological, and transpersonal realms. This paper attempts to summarize these findings, and to review more recent meditation research. We then suggest directions for future research, emphasizing the necessity to continue to expand the paradigm from which meditation research is conducted, from a predominantly re‐ductionistic, biomedical model to one which includes subjective and transpersonal domains and an integral perspective.

Subjects: 
Psychology and Contemplation
Meta-analyses
Science and Contemplation
Contemplation by Applied Subject