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Journal of Contemplative Studies 3 (2025): 1-27

Keywords: boran kammaṭṭhāna, Christianity, consciousness, Catholic

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Section A

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CharacteristicNumber of Participants
Practitioners
Sex (M, F)37, 31
Age (M (SD))46.34 (13.97)
Education (Completed Degree)
     High School3
     Bachelor’s25
     Master’s25
     Doctorate (PhD, PsyD, or MD)15
Religious Upbringing
     Buddhist2
     Catholic13
     Protestant18
     Orthodox Christian1
     Jewish12
     None14
     Other2
     Not known/missing4
Practice Tradition
     Theravāda (including Goenka practitioners)28
     Zen20
     Tibetan Buddhism20
Experts
Sex (M, F)25, 8
Type of Expertise
     Theravāda (including Goenka experts)14
     Zen8
     Tibetan Buddhism6
     Clinical5
Table 1. Participant Characteristics. This table represents demographic and background characteristics of study participants. Practitioners = participants who reported their own meditation-related challenges. Experts = participants, either Buddhist meditation teachers or clinicians or both, who described how they guide and advise meditation practitioners undergoing challenges.

Subsection A.1

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Section B

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Section C

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Submitted June 1, 2025
Accepted June 3, 2025
Published June 4, 2025

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