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The Experiences of Recovery from Disease in Patients doing Meditation  

Son, Haeng-Mi (Department of Nursing, Dongguk University)
Kim, Joo-Hyun (Department of Nursing, Kwangwon National University)
Kim, Jong-Hoon (Kim Jong Hoon's Dental Clinic)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.35, no.6, 2005 , pp. 1025-1035 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of recovery from disease in the patients doing a kind of Buddhist meditation, and to develop a grounded theory about meditation. Method: Data was collected by an in-depth interview using tape-recordings from sixteen participants doing meditation. The data was analyzed using the grounded theory method proposed by Strauss and Corbin(1998). Result: The core category was discovering the true self. The participants began to do meditation because of their disease. They experienced obstacles due to incomplete religious acceptance. However, their faith grew gradually based on religious experiences that were indescribable. Finally, they entirely trusted the inner healer, which is emphasized in meditation. The strategies that they used were self reflection and seeking help for accepting deep meditation. They were stabilized in physical, psychological and social daily living. The processes of discovering the true self were identified as entering religious discipline, embodying religious discipline, self-accomplishing religious faith, and recovering mind-body health. Conclusion: This study provided the understanding of mind-body integration. Empirical research may be needed to prove scientifically the effects of meditation.
Keywords
Meditation; Experiences; Disease; Recovery; Qualitative research;
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