I have just started a PhD in Mathematics. Can serious mindfulness practice (i.e. vipassana meditation at least 2 hours a day) help improve academic performance? If so, can you attach any reliable studies on this?
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1See a related post that might provide some useful info. : buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/14251/…– santa100Commented Oct 29, 2020 at 11:53
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@santa100 Yes, I have already seen it. I have even upvote this post– DavidCommented Oct 29, 2020 at 13:12
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This question appears not answerable. For example, if your vipassana practise is highly successful, your mind could become "dispassionate" towards mathematics. Instead of earning a PHD, you might become a monk & spend your life wandering among peasants in Cambodia.
answered Oct 29, 2020 at 1:32
Please see this answer for adaptation of Buddhist mindfulness into medical therapies called Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT).
Those therapies are not Buddhist (as in their goals are not the goals of Buddhism), but they are based on Buddhist practices. If stress, depression and anxiety impede academic performance, then those practices can help.
That answer provides the studies on MBSR and MBCT.
answered Oct 29, 2020 at 4:38
