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September 10, 2025Frontiers in PsychologyOpen Access

Beyond mindfulness: how Buddhist meditation transforms consciousness through distinct psychological pathways

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Review highlights distinct psychological pathways of Buddhist meditation, suggesting unique benefits for emotional regulation and self-inquiry.

Buddhist meditation techniques enhance self-awareness, yielding profound shifts in consciousness and personal growth.
Practices like Samatha and Vipassana foster emotional regulation and improve attentional stability.
Neuroscience shows alterations in brain networks, such as the default-mode network, associated with these meditation methods.
Future research needs to address measuring advanced meditative states while integrating traditional wisdom with scientific rigor.

Cheng Wang (2025) studied this question.

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Review highlights distinct psychological pathways of Buddhist meditation, suggesting unique benefits for emotional regulation and self-inquiry.