Enhancing Emotional Resilience Through Vipassanā Meditation Practice

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Despite growing interest in mindfulness-based interventions, existing research on emotional resilience has largely focused on secular mindfulness programs, with limited conceptual clarity regarding how traditional Buddhist Vipassanā meditation cultivates emotional resilience in everyday life. This article addresses this gap by examining Vipassanā meditation through both Buddhist and psychological perspectives, with particular attention to the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. Drawing on classical Buddhist texts and contemporary psychological literature, the paper proposes that Vipassanā enhances emotional resilience by training individuals to observe bodily sensations, feelings, mental states, and mental objects with mindful awareness and non-reactivity. This process prevents fixation on past experiences and future anxieties, reduces emotional reactivity, and supports adaptive recovery from stress and adversity. By redirecting attention to present-moment mind–body phenomena, practitioners develop a stable, flexible, and resilient mindset that allows emotions to arise and pass without escalation or suppression. The article further discusses how integrating Vipassanā into daily activities fosters continuous awareness, reflective learning, and skillful emotional regulation. These findings contribute to a clearer theoretical understanding of the mechanisms through which Vipassanā meditation strengthens emotional resilience, offering valuable insights for scholars and practitioners interested in mindfulness, Buddhist psychology, and mental well-being.