What the Buddha Taught

Rathore, Aakash Singh; Verma, Ajay

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198068679.003.0003

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“…Yet historically speaking, meditation was designed to do just that: free people from the suffering that automatically follows from living in a human body (Bryant, 2009; Miller, 1996). The purpose of Buddhist meditation is ultimately to experience enlightenment, which is believed to give people access to their true self and free them from all suffering (Rāhula, 1974). When enlightened, the mind does not separate the self from the surroundings, and thus “the illusion of our separateness” (Hanh, 2008) disappears.…”

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The effect of a 7‐day intensive Buddhist meditation on existential isolation, interpersonal isolation, and compassion among South Koreans

Park

Pinel

2023

J Applied Social Pyschol

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This study investigates the effects of an intensive Buddhist (Zen) meditation practice on reductions in existential isolation and increases in prosocial behavior. This study also examines whether the hypothesized reduction in existential isolation resulting from the intensive meditation practice predicts other‐focused compassion. Study 1 utilized a quasi‐experimental design to investigate the effects of meditation on existential isolation and other compassion by comparing healthy Koreans who completed a 7‐day intensive silent Zen meditation (n = 35) with those who completed a 7‐day vacation (n = 30). All participants completed measures twice: at baseline and after either their meditation retreat or their vacation. Study 2 used a longitudinal design to investigate whether Study 1 findings would replicate among 75 new TempleStay program participants. In Study 1, relative to participants in the vacation group, participants in the meditation group experienced reduced existential isolation and increased other‐focused compassion from Time 1 to Time 2. Reductions in existential isolation mediated the increases in other‐focused compassion. In Study 2, after a 1‐week intensive meditation training, participants experienced a reduction in existential isolation and an increased in other‐focused compassion; again, the reductions in existential isolation mediated increases in other‐focused compassion. Across two studies, we found evidence of reduced existential isolation and increased other‐focused compassion following an intensive Zen‐meditation practice. These results indicate that meditation practice may help people who suffer from existential isolation, as well as the people with whom they interact.

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The effect of a 7‐day intensive Buddhist meditation on existential isolation, interpersonal isolation, and compassion among South Koreans

Park

Pinel

2023

J Applied Social Pyschol

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“…During screening, participants underwent assessment of height (measured to the nearest 0.1 cm using a wall mounted stadiometer) and weight (measured to the nearest 0.1 kg using a digital scale) and completed questionnaires to confirm other eligibility criteria and to obtain demographic information. To further characterize participants by levels of dietary restraint, as this construct has the potential to impact some aspects of eating behaviour, 6,20 each individual also completed the Three‐Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ) 21 …”

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“…To further characterize participants by levels of dietary restraint, as this construct has the potential to impact some aspects of eating behaviour, 6,20 each individual also completed the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ). 21 After the completion of the assessment visit, in order to standardize energy intake and volume prior to each test meal session, participants were provided with a liquid meal replacement shake.…”

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Comparison of mindful and slow eating strategies on acute energy intake

Simonson

Davis

Gibbs

et al. 2020

Obesity Science & Practice

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Mindfulness and slow eating techniques are commonly recommended to achieve weight loss within behavioural weight management programmes; yet the role of these eating strategies on acute energy intake (EI) and satiety are not clear. This study investigated the effects of mindful and slow eating strategies on acute EI and satiety. Twenty-four participants were randomized to one of three eating conditions (EAT, MIND, SLOW). For the EAT condition, participants were instructed to eat as they normally would for both test meal sessions. For the SLOW condition, participants were instructed to eat as they normally would for their first test meal session and to slow their eating for the second test meal session. For the MIND condition, participants were instructed to eat as they normally would during their first test meal session and were given brief instructions on mindful eating for their second test meal session. For each condition, participants were provided ad libitum access to a test meal, and EI was calculated based upon food consumed. Participants rated their level of satiety following each meal. There were no significant differences in EI between eating strategy conditions. There was a trend towards a decrease in energy intake in the MIND condition compared with the EAT condition and a prevention of increased intake in the SLOW condition. There were no significant differences in ratings of satiety between conditions. Although, neither mindful nor slow eating strategies significantly decreased acute EI or satiety; the results suggest that both strategies blunted the increase in EI observed in EAT that occurred across two eating episodes, which may suggest that these strategies can be important for modifying eating behaviour that may contribute to body weight regulation. Additional appropriately designed studies investigating these strategies appear warranted to confirm these findings.

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“…The Buddha was human, albeit a human being par excellence , but he was not “superhuman” and did not focus on divine or mystical revelations. (Rahula, 1974, pp. 1–4) Liberation is the ultimate goal of Buddhist practice, and the Buddha discovered the path to becoming enlightened through rational and empirical investigations.…”

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All about the human: A Buddhist take on AI ethics

Lin

2023

Business Ethics Env & Resp

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As AI technology becomes more influential, ethical considerations surrounding its application are becoming increasingly relevant. In this paper, I reflect on some moral questions from a Buddhist perspective and consider the moral status of AI to evaluate its function and purpose in our lives. Since a robot lacks the capacity to experience suffering and has no conscience, AI ethics are possible only as ethics about robots and not as ethics for robots. Despite having no concrete moral status, robots cannot be deemed entirely morally insignificant as they exist as moral objects toward which moral agents have a duty. Our unique endowment as human beings is the intelligence for moral deliberation as we develop AI technologies and determine the future direction of humanity. From a Buddhist point of view, there is potential to advance our spiritual growth through the realization of the interdependence between humans and AI. As we recognize the uniqueness of our humanity and take a middle-way approach, the rise of robots need not threaten our existence but could instead catapult humanity into a new dawn.

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What the Buddha Taught

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The effect of a 7‐day intensive Buddhist meditation on existential isolation, interpersonal isolation, and compassion among South Koreans

The effect of a 7‐day intensive Buddhist meditation on existential isolation, interpersonal isolation, and compassion among South Koreans

Comparison of mindful and slow eating strategies on acute energy intake

All about the human: A Buddhist take on AI ethics

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