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contemplative practices
Also known as: contemplative practices, meditative practices, meditation practices
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Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART) frontiersin.org 7 facts
claimWhile research is beginning to demonstrate state effects related to contemplative practices, the trait changes induced by the continued practice of Focused Attention (FA) and Open Monitoring (OM) meditation have not yet been adequately and objectively measured longitudinally.
claimBuddhist teachings outline meditation practices that develop mindful awareness as a critical skill.
referenceIn advanced meditation practices, practitioners can reach a non-dual level of awareness, which Buddhist Abhidharma scholars describe as a clear understanding of no distinction between the knowing subject and the perceived or known object (Dunne, 2011).
claimThe S-ART framework operationalizes mindfulness in two ways: (1) as a broadly defined method for developing a multidimensional skillset that reduces self-processing biases and creates a sustainable healthy mind; and (2) as a continuous discriminative attentional capacity referred to as 'mindful awareness,' which is a skill developed through specific meditation practices.
claimMindfulness is not a unitary construct, and process models are attempts to illustrate the cognitive and psychological processes that support meditation practices.
referenceThe Satipatthāna Sutta, an influential Buddhist text, describes mindfulness as a direct path to the cessation of suffering and as a fundamental mental quality developed through specific meditation practices.
claimThe S-ART (Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence) framework provides process models that can be used to deconstruct the heterogeneity of meditation practices into component parts and illustrate a representative map for the underlying processes of self-transformation.
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FIFTH KIND -- A Ridiculous ... disappointmentmedia.com Apr 7, 2020 2 facts
The Mechanisms of Psychedelic Visionary Experiences - Frontiers frontiersin.org Sep 27, 2017 2 facts
claimPsychedelics reliably elicit experiences that are virtually indistinguishable from mystical experiences induced through prolonged austerities and disciplined contemplative practice, according to research by Smith (2000), Richards (2016), and Yaden et al. (2017).
claimPositive emotional experiences and profound quiescence of meditative practices result from a deafferentation of limbic stimulation from the peripheral parasympathetic system, combined with reverberating parietal lobule connections with Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) circuits that result in stimulation of both divisions of the Autonomic Nervous System and enhanced connections of the sensory association areas with the inferior parietal lobe, a key Default Mode Network (DMN) area.
Published Studies — Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and ... hopkinspsychedelic.org 1 fact
referenceA 2023 paper in the 'Journal of Psychoactive Drugs' discussed integrating psychedelic science, contemplative practices, and indigenous and traditional knowledge systems for community-based approaches in global health.