This is the goal of the practice.
The ultimate goal of the practice is enlightenment or spiritual perfection (yuanman), and release from the cycle of reincarnation, known in Buddhist tradition as samsara.
The goal of the practice trials was to make sure the participant could maintain control over the target object on the screen while also counting.
While these practices provide practical benefits like increased concentration, calm and endurance, the real goal of these practices is something else entirely: awareness.
Thus, the goal of these practices is not to mindfully enjoy the taste of food; on the contrary, the focus is on noticing aversive sensations/emotions/thoughts associated with food ingestion without responding to them as a crisisa.
Although gays and lesbians may practice Falun Gong, homosexual conduct is said to generate karma, and is therefore viewed as incompatible with the goals of the practice.
One partner championed the project and persuaded others that it was well aligned with the overall goals of the practice and would benefit patients.
To reach this understanding was the goal of monastic practice.
This is not to say that the goal of meditation practice is necessarily to have an enjoyable experience, or that there even is a goal.
Even with these considerations given to the role of spirituality, it can appear that positive physiological changes are the primary goal of the meditation practice, and this is often true for secular practice, especially in therapy.
The goal of this pilot study was to practice, evaluate and adjust the RS I@Workintervention.
