MBSR(mindfulness-based stress reduction)과 사섭법(四攝法)을 활용한 명상수업 프로그램의 적용

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This research was intended to develop a meditation program using MBSR program for the purpose of stress relief, in addition to one of the Buddha’s teaching which is Catur-Samgraha-Vastu(四攝法, the four expedient means by which bodhisattvas embrace beings and lead them to liberation). Amidst rapid social development, the modern people are increasingly interested in the true meaning of life and happiness, but simultaneously are living without giving a second thought about such issues. Following the reasons, in the religious counselling, particularly in terms of Buddhist counselling, this research aims to reject undulated religious faith and guide people to the correct path of religious faith whilst searching for a suitable way of religious practice which will cause less religious hostility from ordinary people to practice.

The content of this research in MBSR embodies five forms of meditation, sitting meditation, walking meditation, eating meditation, hatha yoga, and body scan, followed by forms of religious practices such as utilising Catur-Samgraha-Vastu including sharing compassion, bows, Posadha, writing wills, experience of mirroring, and arranged to divide these practice into five sessions, In addition, before the meditation program started and after practicing the above explained religious practices for
five sessions, thirty-nine middle aged female participants were measured of their rates in happiness and negativity, quality of domestic relationship and satisfaction of their marriage life in order to study the successfulness of the Buddhist meditation program.

As the findings were revealed from the participants, after undertaking five sessions of meditation classes the negativity rate significantly decreased and the marriage satisfaction rate had increased. The results reflect the participant’s level of stress relief and the change of mind towards their partners through the meditation program, which simultaneously correlates the result that the participants had realised their state of mind by themselves and took a positive approach to the change. On the other hand, rates of happiness and the quality of domestic relationship were very minimal which is believed to be because of the time limit the meditation program has in enabling the effects to family members who live separately and thus studying the quality of domestic relationship was not substantially meaningful. The explanation behind the minimal change in happiness is believed to be because the average participants who were able participate in the program already possessed a stable eoonomical and psychological state along with the leisure of having enough time.

If the above research was to be throughly edited and thus successfully completed and enabled into the meditation program, it is hoped that not only will the quality of domestic relationship be cured but education, organisations and individuals will also be able to participate regionally for a method into enhancing the quality of life.