Mindfulness: Future Pathways and Cross-Fertilizations through Cultural Psychology.
Integrative psychological & behavioral science December 21, 2024 Enno Von Fircks
Mindfulness research should adapt traditional psychological frameworks like Maslow's hierarchy of needs to reflect contemporary cultural and psychological landscapes. Meditation acts as a transformative process that can destroy and rebuild psychological needs, leading to self-actualization and self-transcendence, metaphorically likened to a volcanic eruption. Social, material, and cultural contexts shape mindfulness practices, requiring personalization and recognition of ecological interconnectedness. Future research should preserve mindfulness breakthroughs, explore religious worldviews, and integrate social environments, advocating for a holistic understanding of mindfulness as both process and outcome in human experience.