This study aimed to evaluate the effect of contemplation and meditation (CM) training, with a focus on developing great compassion, on the psychological well-being (PWB) of adolescents. Participants (N = 51, mean age = 15.8) were randomly allocated to either CM training (n = 26) or a comparison group (n = 25)....

Previous research has shown that the way people spend their money is as important to happiness as how much money people earn. Specifically it has been shown that spending money on others contributes more to an individual’s happiness than spending money on oneself....

This study examined the role of intensive mindfulness training on changes in day-to-day experiential processing, psychological symptoms, resilience, and well-being in two groups of community adults (N ¼ 69)....

The question of "what makes a good life" is loaded with cultural assumptions. It sounds simple and natural in English but is not translatable into most other languages. This paper argues that to connect this question with universal human concerns we need to examine the question itself and it offers a methodology for doing so....