Meditation and consciousness: an Asian approach to mental health.
American journal of psychotherapy January 1, 1976 DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1976.30.1.41 via PubMed
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractAbhidhamma, a classical Asian phenomenology of consciousness, describes how meditation fosters healthy mental properties that inhibit unhealthy ones. Drawing on this framework and empirical findings, meditation is proposed as a way to cultivate an optimal mode of responsiveness to environmental demands and as a complementary adjunct to psychotherapy.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Meditation |
| Citations | 70 |
| Key finding | Meditation, as described by Abhidhamma and supported by empirical research, can induce an optimal mode of responsiveness and serve as a complementary adjunct to psychotherapy. |
Abstract
According to Abhidhamma, a classical Asian phenomenology of consciousness, through meditation a set of "healthy" mental properties reciprocally inhibits an "unhealthy" set. In light of Abhidhamma and empirical findings, applications of meditation are suggested for inducing an optimal mode of responsiveness to environmental demands, and as a complementary adjunct to psychotherapy.