A Research Study On Meditation

Almost everyone is preoccupied with happiness but yet the population seems to be increasingly unhappy. As society and human experience changes we can’t help but ask ourselves how can we fix an increasingly unhappy and dissatisfied society? Mindfulness meditation is a progressively popular solution to this issue. Mindfulness meditation stems from Buddhist tradition and is a practice that includes focusing one’s attention. Does mindfulness meditation have real psychological effects? And if so can they help improve quality of life? Many studies have been conducted proving that mindfulness meditation does have real psychological effects and can help individuals live a more meaningful and happy life. This can be proven through research related to neuroscience, depression and happiness.

Meditation is very difficult to describe and can only truly be explained once experienced. It is the practice of mental concentration leading ultimately through a sequence of stages to the final goal of spiritual freedom, nirvana. The purpose of Buddhist meditation is to free ourselves from the delusion and thereby put an end to both ignorance and craving. The Buddhists describe the culminating trance-like state as transient; final Nirvana requires the insight of wisdom. The exercises that are meant to develop wisdom involve meditation on the true nature of reality or the conditioned and unconditioned elements that make up all phenomena. The goal of meditation is to develop a concept in the mind.

Measuring meditation time 30 minutes daily, we focused on tracking the processes of mindfulness meditation practice. We identified the three effectiveness keys to reach the goal of this personal improvement mindfulness meditation. The tracking methods were: the days of meditation weekly, the amount of meditation time-30 minutes per day. For the quality of meditation time, we also focused on the amount of effectiveness time while practicing meditation without sleeping. Daily monitoring the processes of interest were recorded and analyzed by the Excel program. The PDSA concept was applied to improving and adjusting the personal improvement strategy plan for the goal attainment. The PDSA cycles were as follows:

Mindfulness is another way of meditation. Meditation was used to seek to improve one’s psychological or physical health, or spiritual growth. (Brantley, 2007). The history of Mindfulness comes from Buddhism and his search for enlightenment and a foundation of the four noble truths. The Buddha teaching focus on the four noble truths which consist of knowing suffering exists, there is a cause of suffering, there is cessation of suffering and there is a path that leads to the cessation of suffering. (Van Gordon, 2015). The four noble truths were not only there to represent the Buddha’s experiential understanding of suffering, but also to express the truth (Van Gordon, 2015). Studies of Buddhism and the Four Noble Truths teach us that there is always going to be suffering in our life but to find ways to overcome suffering (Tsering, 2005).

Meditation is a form of stress management that will allow our mind to experience an oasis of peace and love within our

When you are guiding your team member or client through a mindfulness session, there are a few things you can provide which will enhance the experience and ensure both you and your client is well prepared mentally and physically.

Movement and Mediation Movement is present in religions, philosophies, and mythologies throughout the world. There is something inherently human in movement as it serves as a way of understanding how to interact with the world. Meditation, dance, and pilgrimage are all spiritual experiences associated with movement. Meditation is a common practice in world religions though it takes different forms.

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“Meditation is a means of transforming the mind” (The Buddhist Centre 2015). Buddhists practice and teach meditation to help enhance the concentration, clarity, positivity, and find a calming sense of the mind (The Buddhist Centre 2015). Buddhists believe that we have full control and power over our minds meaning that we have the power to change how we think and feel during situations through meditation. (ReligionFacts 2015). Buddhist’s believe dedicated meditation can encourage people to have a clearer, more positive, and peaceful world view. Buddhist’s believe people can alter negative perceptions of themselves and turn it into something positive through meditation/ (The Buddhist Centre 2015).

Meditation has always been seen as a way to keep the mind and soul healthy. Mediation dates back to 1500 BCE originating in Ancient India. The practice soon started to expand and adapt to other cultures around the world. Some of the earliest references to meditation are found in the Hindu scriptures and it was around the 6th to 5th centuries that other forms of meditation developed into Confucian, Taoist China, and Buddhist India (Taham). This spiritual and religious practice has been around for thousands of years, benefiting many people. However, in the year 2017 mediation no longer feels like a spiritual practice but rather like

"The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt."

In the Zen Buddhism there is meditation which is a fundamental principle of Zen. People meditate

come to the conclusion that there is a limit to what they can do. A conscious

The second transformational practice that I chose to participate in for this course was mindfulness. I decided to perform this in a meditative structure with similar goals to my first transformational practice, which was a different form of meditation, and see which provided more benefit or was simply a better fit for me. Decreasing my stress level and reducing work related anxiety were the two primary objectives I was hoping to transform by engaging in this twice a week.

Meditation can destroy the stress accumulated during the day and bring you inner peace. Now we'll show you how easy it is to learn to meditate when you need it most.