A Process of Development For Peaceful Well-Being of Meditation Practitioners Through Buddhist Peaceful Means: A Case Study of Buddhamahametta Foundation, Chiang Rak Noi, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
This dissertation has three objectives, namely: - (1) to study the circumstances and analyze the problems of meditation practitioners at the Buddhamahametta Foundation, (2) to study the development of peaceful well-being based on the principles of Buddhist peaceful means, and (3) to provide a recommendation on the process to develop peaceful well-being in meditation practitioners at the Buddhamahametta foundation by applying the principles of Buddhist peaceful means. A mixed methodology was applied to this research and classified into 3 phases which were 1) Qualitative Research Design by conducting indepth interview with key informant executives before developing the model to promote peaceful well-being, 2) Quantitative Research Design by applying Electroencephalography (EEG) and questionnaire 3) Qualitative Research Design by conducting in-depth interview with key informants after they attended each mindfulness-based course over a period of 7 months. The data were collected from 10 Key Informants who served as an executive position at private sector.
The research results were found that 1. From the in-depth interview, the problems faced by key-informant executives were stress, can’t let go of thoughts, loss temper, seeking an acceptance, uncontrollable external factors, controlling the words, and weight gain. 2. Literature reviews show that the four foundations of mindfulness create peaceful well-being. Thus, EEG brainwave, a questionnaire, and in-depth EEG brainwave analysis to measure stress level using the Alpha to Beta ratio. In this study, EEG was utilized to collect brain signals for 8 times over the period of 8 months. The result showed that the Alpha/Beta ratio was negatively correlated with stress. As a result, it means that the EEG can be applied to measure psychological well-being. Apart from that, questionnaire with a uniform seven-point Likert scale has been filled by KI executivesfor 7 times over the period of 8 months. The result showed that questionnaire can measure peaceful well-beings in all aspects such as physical, psychological, behavior, and intellectual. As demonstrated by the results of these two research tools, it is truly confirmed that mindfulness program can develop the peaceful well-being. 3. The in-depth interview was conducted after key informant executives attended every mindfulness-based course. The courses were organized 3 times. Based on the result of the 3 interviews, it showed that key informant executives are happier for example they become healthier, can let go of thing easier and be more careful with their speech so it will not hurt anyone. Even during the Covid-19 pandemic, they can live happily, can let go things, be more mindful and not lose temper easily. Moreover, their relationships with family and employees are better too.
Therefore, for the process to develop peaceful well-being of executive meditation practitioners, it is suitable to arrange a one-day mindfulness course since it matches with limited available time of executives. The course should comprise of mindfulness activities that can be applied in their daily life and provide a support for continuing practice including the handout of guided mindfulness practice, VDO Clips about mindfulness practice, Dhamma Online Channel, and Mobile Application to continue mindfulness-based practice easily.
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Abstract i Acknowledgement iii Table of Contents v List of Tables viii List of Figures ix Symbols and Abbreviations xi Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Background and Significance of the Problems 1 1.2 Research Questions 4 1.3 Objectives of the Research 5 1.4 Scope of Research 5 1.5 Definition of Terms 7 1.6 Expected Benefits 8 Chapter 2 Related Concepts, Theories, and Research Works 9 2.1 Related Concepts and Theories in Peaceful Well-being 12 2.2 Related Concepts and Theories in Buddhist Peaceful Means And Mindfulness 28 2.3 Research Works related to the Cultivation of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness to Develop Peaceful Well-being 49 2.4 Research Works related to the Assessment of Peaceful Well-being Development 66 2.5 Conceptual Framework 72 2.6 Concluding Remarks 72 Chapter 3 Research Methodology 74 3.1 Research Design 74 3.2 Phase 1 Qualitative Research Design 75 3.3 Phase 2 Qualitative Research Design 77 3.4 Phase 3 Quantitative Research Design 81 3.5 Experimental Process 83 3.6 Concluding Remarks 92 Chapter 4 Results of Data Analysis 94 4.1 Results of Preliminary Data Analysis from Field Studies 94 4.2 Results of Data Analysis According to the Objectives of the Research 134 4.3 Knowledge from the Research 153 4.4 Concluding Remarks 157 Chapter 5 Conclusions, Discussions of the Research Results and 159 Recommendations 5.1 Conclusions 159 5.2 Discussions of the Research Results 166 5.3 Recommendations 169 Bibliography 172 Appendix 188 Appendix A: Meditation Courses and Activities in Buddhamahametta Foundation 189 Appendix B: Consent Forms of Key Informants and Specialists 193 Appendix C: A Collection of Activity Photos 215 Appendix D: Details of 3-day Course in September 2020 220 Appendix E: Data of Peaceful Well-Being Questionnaire 222 Appendix F: 25-item Peaceful Well-being Questionnaire 223 Appendix G: International Code of Ethics and national low and regulatory requirements 229 Appendix H: Raw Data of Electroencephalography (EEG) Result 230 Appendix I: Interviews with Key Informants 241 Appendix J: Outline for Recommended 1-day Course 346 Appendix K: Handout of Guided Mindfulness Practice 354 Appendix L: Mindfulness Practice Kits through Mobile Application 359 Biography 360
