In this installment of Contemplation +, we sat down with Pir Zia Inayat Khan to discuss his path in Sufism, the layered dimensions that make up the world we live within, and more. Check out the whole interview on Contemplative Currents, available at the link in our bio!

Check out the link in our bio to read this amazing article from UVA’s Devin Zuckerman! What do you look for in the clouds? Let us know below ⬇️

What's the relationship between material objects and spiritual practices? Let us know in the comments below, and read the full article from James Gentry at the link in our bio!

We had a wonderful time participating in the 3rd Annual International Society for Contemplative Research Conference last Fall! Read all about our key takeaways at the link in our bio 🔗

Last Fall, we convened with contemplative scholars at the 2025 American Academy of Religion annual meeting in Boston, MA! Visit the link in our bio for a look back on what was discussed.

Check the link in our bio to read more from Ashok Zaman's article for the Journal of Contemplative Studies!

Nicholas Hobhouse of the University of Hong Kong reviews Elizabeth McDougal's "The Words and World of Ge bcags Nunnery" for the Journal of Contemplative Studies. Click the link in our bio to read the full review!

In the latest installment of Contemplation +, we sat down with Robert W. Roeser from Emory University to discuss how the role contemplation plays in a holistic education. Read the full conversation at the link in our bio!

Visit the link in our bio to read more from Michael L. Raposa on the moral significance behind attention and one's capacity to control it.

At SENSEmaking, music, art, and interaction were at the forefront of exhibits highlighting the relationships between the human senses and contemplation. Hear panel discussions featuring the innovators who brought their talents to SENSEmaking at the link in our bio!

Throwing it back to one of our favorite memories of the Fall - SENSEmaking: a Symposium on Contemplative Technologies! Reignite your curiosity from October by revisiting the inspiring panels and presentations, available for view now at the link in our bio.

Click the link in our bio to read more from Noah Brown in the Harvard Gazette! #meditation

Click the link in our bio to read more from Douglas E. Christie's "Love's Deepest Abyss" article! #contemplation

The JCS team is very excited to be attending @aarweb.bsky.social 's November 2025 conference this weekend! Highlighted here are the authors and panels we are excited to see. Click the link in our bio to read the full descriptions.

Last week, UVA's Contemplative Sciences Center held SENSEmaking, a symposium on contemplative technologies. Read Michael Overstreet's, a graduate research assistant with the journal, reflection of the conference by clicking the link in our bio!

Members of the Journal here at UVA are very excited to be attending the International Society for Contemplative Research’s 2025 conference next week! We hope to see you there.

The Journal of Contemplative Sciences is taking submissions for its latest special issue: Contemplative Computing! Click the link in our bio to learn more. Image credit: AI generated image using Adobe Firefly, with human edits.

Click the link in our bio to read more on this fascinating article!

Click the link in our bio to read more from this special issue article! #contemplation

We are very excited to announce our newest Special Issue: Contemplation in Education and Human Development. Click the link in our bio to explore it further!

In our next installment of Contemplation +, we spoke with Ian H. Solomon, Dean of the University of Virginia’s Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, about the relationship between leadership and contemplative practices. Read the full article at the link in our bio!

The journal is very excited to announce the newest special issue! This issue contains seven fascinating articles we can’t wait for you to explore. Click the link in our bio to read more. #contemplation

Click the link in our bio to read one of the Journal's recent articles diving into the effects spiritual research has on the researchers.

Click the link in our bio to read more from out latest interview with author Bin Song!

Check out the next installment of Contemplation +! We talked to Fadel Zeidan from the Center of Pain Medicine about the intersections between pain management, neuroscience, & #contemplation. Click the link in our bio to read more.

Read this interesting article - and more! - by clicking the link in our bio. #contemplation

Read this fascinating conversation about #contemplation and #psychedelics by clicking the link in our bio!

Very excited to feature this article in our fourth special issue exploring #thai #buddhist #meditation! Click the link in our bio to read this article, or more like it!

Read more about the intertwining on #contemplation and #medicine here! contemplativejournal.org/interviews/c...

Click the link in our bio to read more from Willis Jenkins on contemplative life admit mass extinction, an article part of our issue on Contemplative Ecology.

Read more from this fascinating essay by John Crockett here: contemplativejournal.org/essays/stopp...

Read more from @mclsheehy.bsky.social as he explores the versatile life skills young people could learn from practicing routine #contemplative training by clicking the link in our bio! This idea was originally published as ‘What if we learned contemplation like we do arts or sports?’ on Psyche.

Click the link below to read more from Ariel Evan Mayse on #contemplation through his book review! contemplativejournal.org#/texts/67663

Today we are excited to spotlight Dominic Sur’s article on normative epistemology and tantric ethics. Click the link below to read more! contemplativejournal.org#/texts/67698

Click the link below to read a book review from Ariel Evan Mayse on Agnirszka Olszewska-Guizzo’s book “Neuroscience For Designing Green Spaces: Contemplative Landscapes.” contemplativejournal.org#/texts/67647

Click the link below to read this fascinating article on the relation between Buddhist texts and practice from Richard K. Payne! contemplativejournal.org#/texts/67685

We arrive very excited to announce the next installment in our Contemplation + series: Contemplation + The Body, and interview with Donata Schoeller! Click below to read more of this fascinating interview on how contemplation can impact our bodies. contemplativejournal.org/interviews/c...

Click the link below to read this fascinating article from Peter D. Hershock, Director of the Asian Studies Development Program at the East-West Center in Honolulu. Read it here: contemplativejournal.org#/texts/67651

Check out this fascinating article from Federico Divino of the University of Antwerp on #ethnography and #meditation ! Read it here: contemplativejournal.org#/texts/67627

The Journal of Contemplative Studies is excited to announce our new interview series for the Contemplative Currents! Click the link below to read our first interview with Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo about the intersection between #contemplation and #nature. contemplativejournal.org/interviews/c...

Read more about what @mclsheehy.bsky.social sheehy has to say about what #contemplation is here! contemplativejournal.org/interviews/w...

We recently interviewed Oludamini Ogunnaike for our series "What is #Contemplation?" "With Contemplative Studies, the first key to trying to move toward some kind of real plurality is first acknowledging the discipline’s own provinciality and locality..." contemplativejournal.org/interviews/w...

We recently interviewed Oludamini Ogunnaike for our series "What is #Contemplation?" "With Contemplative Studies, the first key to trying to move toward some kind of real plurality is first acknowledging the discipline’s own provinciality and locality..." contemplativejournal.org/interviews/w...

For those that missed #AAR24, we have a conference recap up on Contemplative Currents. Three panels sponsored or co-sponsored by the Contemplative Studies Unit explored contemplative practices, experiences, and traditions. bit.ly/3Wb3z9k

We have a new article from our special issue on Philosophy and Contemplation in Tantric Buddhism! "Practicing the 'Threefold Mystery': Rethinking a Shingon Ritual from Dichotomy to Dialectic" by Richard K. Payne Read it here: bit.ly/41zJr4v #contemplation #AcademicResearch #Buddhism #philosophy

We recently interviewed Yuria Celidwen, author of Flourishing Kin: Indigenous Wisdom for Collective Well-Being, for our "What is #Contemplation?" series. "Contemplation implies an acknowledgment of the mysterious, often concealed journey that brings meaning to fruition." bit.ly/3ON9q0v

Read our interview with Sonam Kachru on "What is Contemplation?" bit.ly/4eWFwlm Here's a highlight: "To contemplate, in some sense, is to experience or to see in a particular way along three dimensions: affordance, experientialization, and possibility."

Panel starting soon at #aar #aar24: What do we mean by Meditation? Sunday, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM. Convention Center-7B (Upper Level West) This is the last of three panels sponsored by the Contemplative Studies Unit at the American Academy of Religion.

Starting soon at #aar #aar24: Meditation as Sickness, Meditation as Medicine. Sunday, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Convention Center-11B (Upper Level West) This is the second of three panels sponsored by the Contemplative Studies Unit at the American Academy of Religion.

Starting soon at #aar #aar24: Confucian Contemplation: Historical Landscape and Contemporary Significance. Saturday, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM. Convention Center-6F (Upper Level West) This is one of three panels sponsored by the Contemplative Studies Unit at the American Academy of Religion.