Meditation-Induced Changes in Perception: An Interview Study with Expert Meditators (Sotapannas) in Burma

Mindfulness

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-63

  Full, Gisela E ^a   Walach, Harald ^a   Trautwein, Mathis ^b  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY VIADRINA   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Insight meditation; Meditation; Mindfulness; Perception; Tranquility meditation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876559298     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-012-0173-7     Document Type: Article

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