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“Sariputra, if there are people who have already made the vow, who now make the vow, or who are about to make the vow, ‘I desire to be born in Amitabha’s country,’ these people, whether born in the past, now being born, or to be born in the future, all will irreversibly attain to anuttarasamyaksambodhi. Therefore, Sariputra, all good men and good women, if they are among those who have faith, should make the vow, ‘I will be born in that country.’”

~ Amitabha Sutra

When I obtain the Buddhahood, any being of the boundless and inconceivable Buddha-worlds of the ten quarters whose body if be touched by the rays of my splendour should not make his body and mind gentle and peaceful, in such a state that he is far more sublime than the gods and men, then may I not attain the enlightenment.

~ Amitabha Buddha's Thirty-Third Vow

Friday, November 24, 2006

Loving-Kindness Meditation for Chronic Low Back Pain - Results From a Pilot Study




Loving-Kindness Meditation for Chronic Low Back Pain

Results From a Pilot Trial

Purpose: Loving-kindness meditation has been used for centuries in the Buddhist tradition to develop love and transform anger into compassion.

This pilot study tested an 8-week loving-kindness program for chronic low back pain patients.

Method: Patients (N = 43) were randomly assigned to the intervention or standard care. Standardized measures assessed patients’ pain, anger, and psychological distress.

Findings: Post and follow-up analyses showed significant improvements in pain and psychological distress in the loving-kindness group, but no changes in the usual care group. Multilevel analyses of daily data showed that more loving-kindness practice on a given day was related to lower pain that day and lower anger the next day.

Conclusions: Preliminary results suggest that the loving-kindness program can be beneficial in reducing pain, anger, and psychological distress in patients with persistent low back pain.

Implications: Clinicians may find loving-kindness meditation helpful in the treatment of patients with persistent pain.

Keywords: meditation; chronic low back pain; pain; anger; psychological distress

JOURNAL OF HOLISTIC NURSING, Vol. 23 No. 3, September 2005 287-304
DOI: 10.1177/0898010105277651
© 2005 American Holistic Nurses’ Association

Download the full study text in PDF

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This is a nice contribution, I want to share my reflections and experiences too!

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Posted by Colin at 11/24/2006 03:15:00 PM

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  1. AnonymousNovember 29, 2006 4:14 PM

    Hello: in todays day and age there is need for peace...and it is not enough to say it..we have to go and practice it. Spread this thought. For those reasons we recommend the film Buddha Wild Monk in the Hut www.buddhawild.com now available on Amazon.

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