This paper discusses the potential of meditation used in conflict transformation training based o... more This paper discusses the potential of meditation used in conflict transformation training based on the the needs asserted within conflict transformation studies, the purported benefits of various types of meditation training, and scientific studies of stress and mindfulness. However, the paper claims there is still much work to be done by Buddhists in categorizing the many forms of meditation to fit such practical social applications and although scientific studies are promising, they still lack in the specificity necessary to make more than basic presumptions.
A look into how living Buddhist traditions used the Four Noble Truths with a comparison to how th... more A look into how living Buddhist traditions used the Four Noble Truths with a comparison to how they have been referenced in Western academia. This paper aims to show the gaps still existing in academic discourse versus lived tradition and the potential Protestant assumptions still influencing discourse in Buddhist Studies
This paper discusses the potential of meditation used in conflict transformation training based o... more This paper discusses the potential of meditation used in conflict transformation training based on the the needs asserted within conflict transformation studies, the purported benefits of various types of meditation training, and scientific studies of stress and mindfulness. However, the paper claims there is still much work to be done by Buddhists in categorizing the many forms of meditation to fit such practical social applications and although scientific studies are promising, they still lack in the specificity necessary to make more than basic presumptions.
A look into how living Buddhist traditions used the Four Noble Truths with a comparison to how th... more A look into how living Buddhist traditions used the Four Noble Truths with a comparison to how they have been referenced in Western academia. This paper aims to show the gaps still existing in academic discourse versus lived tradition and the potential Protestant assumptions still influencing discourse in Buddhist Studies
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