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Vipassana meditation, discovered by Buddha approximately 2500 years ago, is one of the oldest meditation techniques in India. This meditation technique is a non-denominational scientific technique of self-transformation through self-observation in society. This leads human society to a progressive and better insight and a positive health 1appearance. Vipassana meditation is a moral and social path that sees and develops humans from within nature through the outline of their mind and body. Hence, the main objective of this study is to examine the effect of Vipassana meditation on mental health as well as to determine how its practice leads to the social development of society. Consequently, how is it beneficial to society and how does this meditation technique affect mental and physical health in society? Hence it can be said that through the practice of this meditation technique, a powerful and peaceful message can be delivered to the human mind. This paper shows that Vipassana meditation provides a variety of physical and mental benefits that greatly improve human well-being. These benefits include decreased stress, improved immune system function, decreased blood pressure and heart rate, increased sleep quality, and decreased chronic pain. Thus, the practice of Vipassana meditation has the potential to bring about profound transformative changes in human life.
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Buddhist Text Translation Society. (1998). Buddhism: A brief introduction. Buddhist Text Translation Society.
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Gunaratana, H. (1996). Mindfulness in plain English. Wisdom Publications.
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Khema, A. (1997). Who is my self?: A guide to Buddhist meditation (Third printing edition). Wisdom Publications.
Kumar M., D. (2012). Vipassana Meditation and Life Effectiveness. Journal of Education and Vocational Research, 3(2), 48–57. https://doi.org/10.22610/jevr.v3i2.49
Lopez Jr., D. S. (2008). Buddhism and science: A guide for the perplexed. University of Chicago Press. https://doi.org/10.7208/chicago/9780226493244.001.0001
Mahathera, M. S. N. (1998). The seven contemplations of insight: Treatise on insight meditation (First Paperback Edition). Buddhist Publication Society,Sri Lanka.
Mahathera, P. V. (1987). Buddhist meditation in theory and practice: A general exposition according to the Pali Canon of the Theravada School (3rd edition). Buddhist Missionary Society.
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Matsuoka, M. (2005). The Buddhist Concept of the human being: From the viewpoint of the philosophy of the Soka Gakkai. Journal of Oriental Studies, 15, 50–65. https://www.totetu.org/assets/media/paper/j015_050.pdf
Nanarama, V. M. M. S. (1993). The seven stages of purification and the insight knowledge (Second Edition). Buddhist Publication Society.
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Richmond, L. (2000). Work as a spiritual practice: A practical Buddhist approach to inner growth and satisfaction on the job (Reprint edition). Harmony/Rodale.
Solomon, P. (2007). A phenomenological study of the experience of psychotherapists who meditate [M.A. Thesis, Auckland University of Technology]. https://hdl.handle.net/10292/44
