Inside-Out or Outside-In: Understanding Spiritual Principles Versus Depending on Techniques to Realize Improved Mindfulness/Mental Health

We examine the relationship between understanding the psycho-spiritual principles of Universal Mind, Consciousness, and Thought, and perceived dependence on mindfulness techniques to realize improved mindfulness/mental health. Participants exposed to the intervention grounded in these principles also reported practicing meditation and/or mindfulness-based intervention techniques. The results from this preliminary study appear to support our prediction that as participant’s understanding of these principles increases, their perceived dependence on mindfulness techniques to realize improved mindfulness/mental health will decrease, and as participant’s perceived dependence on mindfulness techniques decreases, their ability to maintain well-being during unpleasant mood states will increase.