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  Meditation-induced changes in perception: An interview study with expert meditators (Sotapannas) in Burma

Full, G. E., Walach, H., & Trautwein, F.-M. (2013). Meditation-induced changes in perception: An interview study with expert meditators (Sotapannas) in Burma. Mindfulness, 4(1), 55-63. doi:10.1007/s12671-012-0173-7.

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Full, G. E. 1, Author
Walach, H.1, Author
Trautwein, Fynn-Mathis2, Author           
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1Institute of Transcultural Health Sciences, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, ou_persistent22              
2Department Social Neuroscience, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Max Planck Society, ou_634552              

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Free keywords: Meditation; Perception; Mindfulness; Tranquility meditation; Insight meditation
 Abstract: Effects and implications of meditation, especially mindfulness-based practices, have become a focus of research in clinical and nonclinical studies over the past two decades. This qualitative study aimed at analyzing alterations in perception through tranquility and insight meditation. Semi-structured interviews were held with expert meditators (Sotapannas) in Burma. Four categories of alterations in perception could be identified: increase in the quality of perception, comprehension of interdependences in perception processing, cessation of subject/object-based perception, and nonconceptual perception. The findings suggest significant alterations in perception induced by mindfulness practices of tranquility and insight meditation. So far, however, it cannot be concluded whether these alterations are genuine experiences and to what extent they are culturally determined

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2013-03
 Publication Status: Issued
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1007/s12671-012-0173-7
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Title: Mindfulness
Source Genre: Journal
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Publ. Info: New York, NY : Springer
Pages: - Volume / Issue: 4 (1) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 55 - 63 Identifier: ISSN: 1868-8527
CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/1868-8527