75971 20200117221605.0 doi 10.1007/s12671-018-0922-3 sideral 109111 ART-2018-109111 eng Van Gordon, W. Meditation-Induced Near-Death Experiences: a 3-Year Longitudinal Study 2018 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Near-death experiences (NDEs) are life transformational events that are increasingly being subjected to empirical research. However, to date, no study has investigated the phenomenon of a meditation-induced near-death experience (MI-NDE) that is referred to in ancient Buddhist texts. Given that some advanced Buddhist meditators can induce NDEs at a pre-planned point in time, the MI-NDE may make NDEs more empirically accessible and thus advance understanding into the psychology of death-related processes. The present study recruited 12 advanced Buddhist meditators and compared the MI-NDE against two other meditation practices (i.e. that acted as control conditions) in the same participant group. Changes in the content and profundity of the MI-NDE were assessed longitudinally over a 3-year period. Findings demonstrated that compared to the control conditions, the MI-NDE prompted significantly greater pre-post increases in NDE profundity, mystical experiences and non-attachment. Furthermore, participants demonstrated significant increases in NDE profundity across the 3-year study period. Findings from an embedded qualitative analysis (using grounded theory) demonstrated that participants (i) were consciously aware of experiencing NDEs, (ii) retained volitional control over the content and duration of NDEs and (iii) elicited a rich array of non-worldly encounters and spiritual experiences. In addition to providing corroborating evidence in terms of the content of a “regular” (i.e. non-meditation-induced) NDE, novel NDE features identified in the present study indicate that there exist unexplored and/or poorly understood dimensions to NDEs. Furthermore, the study indicates that it would be feasible—including ethically feasible—for future research to recruit advanced meditators in order to assess real-time changes in neurological activity during NDEs. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 3.0 2018 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL 29 / 130 = 0.223 2018 Q1 T1 PSYCHIATRY 43 / 142 = 0.303 2018 Q2 T1 1.2 2018 Applied Psychology 2018 Q1 Developmental and Educational Psychology 2018 Q1 Social Psychology 2018 Q1 Health (social science) 2018 Q1 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2018 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Shonin, E. Dunn, T.J. Sheffield, D. (orcid)0000-0002-3797-4218 Garcia-Campayo, J. Universidad de Zaragoza Griffiths, M.D. 1007 745 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm. Area Psiquiatría 9, 6 (2018), 1794-1806 Mindfulness Mindfulness 1868-8527 742043 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/75971/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 9886 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/75971/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:75971 articulos driver 2020-01-17-21:45:26 ARTICLE