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Objectives <p>As contemplative science continues to evolve, research has shifted from studying the mental health outcomes of brief meditation programs for novice practitioners to investigating traditional meditative paradigms and their associated advanced soteriological aims. However, empirical studies on meditative development remain limited.</p> Methods <p>The present study examined the effects of <i>The 3 Doors Compassion Project</i> (3DCP), a 9-month online program teaching traditional Tibetan Mind-Body (TMB) meditation practices rooted in Bon Dzogchen philosophy. The study hypothesized incremental improvements in compassion for self and others, mindfulness, flourishing, and non-dual awareness—a self-transcendent psychological construct central to advanced meditation. Participants (<i>n</i> = 30), predominantly experienced meditators, completed validated self-report measures monthly.</p> Results <p>General linear mixed modeling revealed incremental increases across all assessed outcomes with statistically significant improvements for compassion for self and others, mindfulness, flourishing (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.001), and non-dual awareness (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.05). Notably, improvements were independent of self-reported frequency of meditation practice, suggesting that program structure rather than practice quantity influenced outcomes.</p> Conclusions <p>These findings extend prior research on the mental health benefits of TMB programs and provide preliminary evidence that TMB practices may foster advanced meditative states associated with self-transcendence. Limitations include the small, self-selected sample, lack of a control group, and reliance on quantitative measures, which may underrepresent the richness of advanced meditative phenomenology. Future research should incorporate qualitative methods, larger and more diverse samples, and unified empirical frameworks to further elucidate the mechanisms and outcomes of traditional TMB practices, particularly their potential to cultivate self-transcendence and eudaimonic well-being.</p> <p>Preregistration</p> <p>This study was not preregistered.</p>

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Bridging the Soteriological-Secular Divide: A 9-Month Online Tibetan Mind-Body Practice Program Enhances Eudaimonic Well-Being and Non-Dual Awareness

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    2025年11月19日

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  • S. Ehmann,
  • R. T. Pohlig,
  • A. Chaoul,
  • J. Cuzzupe,
  • M. Vaughn,
  • G. Rocco,
  • T. Wangyal,
  • M. Gawrysiak

摘要

Objectives

As contemplative science continues to evolve, research has shifted from studying the mental health outcomes of brief meditation programs for novice practitioners to investigating traditional meditative paradigms and their associated advanced soteriological aims. However, empirical studies on meditative development remain limited.

Methods

The present study examined the effects of The 3 Doors Compassion Project (3DCP), a 9-month online program teaching traditional Tibetan Mind-Body (TMB) meditation practices rooted in Bon Dzogchen philosophy. The study hypothesized incremental improvements in compassion for self and others, mindfulness, flourishing, and non-dual awareness—a self-transcendent psychological construct central to advanced meditation. Participants (n = 30), predominantly experienced meditators, completed validated self-report measures monthly.

Results

General linear mixed modeling revealed incremental increases across all assessed outcomes with statistically significant improvements for compassion for self and others, mindfulness, flourishing (p < 0.001), and non-dual awareness (p < 0.05). Notably, improvements were independent of self-reported frequency of meditation practice, suggesting that program structure rather than practice quantity influenced outcomes.

Conclusions

These findings extend prior research on the mental health benefits of TMB programs and provide preliminary evidence that TMB practices may foster advanced meditative states associated with self-transcendence. Limitations include the small, self-selected sample, lack of a control group, and reliance on quantitative measures, which may underrepresent the richness of advanced meditative phenomenology. Future research should incorporate qualitative methods, larger and more diverse samples, and unified empirical frameworks to further elucidate the mechanisms and outcomes of traditional TMB practices, particularly their potential to cultivate self-transcendence and eudaimonic well-being.

Preregistration

This study was not preregistered.