วันพุธที่ 20 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2553

The Study on the Attitude of Buddhists towards Insight Meditation Practice Course

Research Title The Study on the Attitude of Buddhists towards
Insight Meditation Practice Course
Researcher Phramaha Boonlert Dhammadassi (Otsu)
and team
Section Vipassana Section MCU
Academic year 2547
Research Project Supported Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya
University


Abstract

This Research aimed at studying Buddhists’ attitude towards Vipassana Meditation Practice and its purposes are to study Buddhists’ attitude towards Vipassana meditation practice in the social aspects viz. sex, age, educational background, profession, to study the differentiation of practical experience, and to study that in the operational process namely practical method, meditation master, program running, meditators, the relationship between master and meditator and daily-life application. The Concept, Literature and concerned works; attitude is referred to the mind readiness inherent in experience which is moving force for reaction between individual and individual, things, incidents concerned which is acceptable and still leads to some reaction. Vipassana practice is concerned with mind development so as to penetrate into insight name and form as it really is, impermanent, Dukkha, Anatta. Such insight generates wisdom leading to the end of suffering, eradication of defilements viz. greed, hatred, and delusion. The pattern of the Vipassana Practice is meant to put mindfulness into the four foundations namely body, feeling, consciousness, and mental objects. It is a matter of mindfulness and clear comprehension development sufficient to apply into daily life postures such as standing, walking, sitting, and lying down, including gestures eating, strutting, extending, getting dressed, taking bath, and spitting ruining. Research Methodology: sample group is composed of lay Buddhists who take up Vipassana meditation course amounts 220 by dividing into 2 groups as follow:- Firstly, 170 people in public taking at Buddhamondhol Nakhornpathom from 10-14 August, 2547 and secondly, 50 people in public taking at Porn Ratanasuvan foundation, Pathumthani from 15-19 September, 2547 and tools for methodology are questionnaire of the Vipassana meditation is divided into 3 sessions;
1. general data.
2. Attitude of the Buddhists towards Vipassana meditation practice.
3. Attitude towards daily life application.

Informational analyses was used the Spss Program (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). It is interpretation by descriptive statistics, proportion and presentation to percentage with meaning of variable in each group that is based on of group of Vipassana meditation practice in education viz. sex age educational knowledge background etc. Then to presentation in table style for show the meaning or sample group and analyses expectation into middle part of attitude level of Buddhist toward Vipassana meditation practice and daily–life application by descriptive statistics, mean that is value is include all percentage and to be divide percentage. It is mean of middle sample group by presentation in table style show the mean of percent of sample group and describes the result so on.

The results are as follow:- In general, a majority of meditators are female by 90 % and male by 20 % . the age of those is in the middle age to elderly age. Firstly, The age of 60 is 32 % , secondly, 50-60 is 25.5 %, thirdly, 45-54 is 20.9 % . It is lastly noted that the young age is 3.6 % only. Practical aspect is a good level as a whole and Views on the benefit and happiness from this technique are on average, 4.61. And Views on their own phenomena on the rising and falling is 3.99. And Meditation Master as a whole according to meditators are capable of mastery. Average is 4.80. Project running as a whole are rather good and the meditation venue is suitable 4.63. The meditator is 4.46. The relationship between meditation master and meditator is 4.72. Attitude towards daily life application is 4.41. Object acknowledgement is 4.28. Social living is 4.60. Reduction of selfishness, non-attachment, forgiveness, loving-kindness and compassion and hospitality, regarded a good effect toward individual, family, and the nations as a whole. Buddhist toward Vipassana meditation practice that can be see the clearly result is to develop mindfulness (Sati) and clear comprehension (sampajañña). From four activities can be applied in dairy – life such as standing, walking, sitting, lying etc. so Vipassana meditation practice develop and support wealth and mindfulness and clear comprehension. Conclusion says that Buddhist’s attitude towards Vipassana meditation practice leads to metal development and support, mindfulness and clear comprehension resulting from Vipassana practice is applicable to daily life.

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