Ebook: Empirical studies of contemplative practices

Intro; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1; Contemplative Science: Are We Measuring the Immeasurable?; Abstract; Introduction; The Emergence of Contemplative Science; The Murky Definition of Mindfulness; Context and Culture; Implications for Measurement; Measuring the Immeasurable; References; Chapter 2; Reconceptualizing the Measurement of Mindfulness; Abstract; Introduction; Contemporary Measurement of Mindfulness; Limited Scope of Measurement Methodology; Utilizing Secondary Constructs to Measure the Construct of Interest; Overreliance on Self-Report Questionnaires