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Item Relationship between mindfulness and happiness to develop life satisfaction of university students in Sri Lanka(International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Weerawansa, S.Mindfulness is defined as the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose in the present moment, and not being judgmental about the unfolding of experiences moment by moment. In practicing mindfulness, one becomes aware of the current internal and external experiences and is able to observe them carefully and accept them sans judgments. Happiness is one of the most important aspects of life satisfaction. However, there is a significant gap in the understanding of this relationship between mindfulness and happiness to develop the life satisfaction of university students in Sri Lanka. The present study investigates the relationship between mindfulness and happiness to develop life satisfaction among university students in Sri Lanka. Notions about life satisfaction are linked to one‘s culture and are relative and subjective, varying from country to country. Happiness is also subjective and varies from person to person. Life satisfaction is how one perceives about his/her life, a person‘s sense of well-being, his/her satisfaction or dissatisfaction, with life or happiness/unhappiness. Both mindfulness and happiness are associated with positive life outcomes, including greater subjective wellbeing. The study was aimed at how life satisfaction was gained through mindfulness and how it affects happiness. 350 university students in four state universities were selected at random, based on purposive sampling techniques. In order to measure the relationships, some indices were calculated based on Likert scale. The outcome of this study can be extended with the higher educational curriculum in Sri Lanka to plan better policies. This study also indicates a major finding that higher levels of mindfulness and happiness were associated with greater life satisfaction, positive effect and lower negative effect. Finally, this study will be developed as a conceptual model of mindfulness and happiness to develop life satisfaction of university students in Sri Lanka and happiness index for them. These results provide information regarding a possible process through which mindfulness and happiness exert its beneficial effects.Item The significance of Buddhist meditation mindful well-being(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Piyumali, K.Meditation is the essence of Buddhism which is a practice in which an individual trains the mind or induces a mode of consciousness. Meditation is part of the path toward Enlightenment and Nirvana. The closest words for meditation in the classical languages of Buddhism are bhavana and jhāna / dhyāna. The term meditation refers to a broad variety of practices that includes techniques designed to promote relaxation, build internal energy or life force and develop compassion, love, patience, generosity and forgiveness. Buddhist meditation aims to develop of well-beings mindfulness, supramundane power etc. The word meditation gives different meanings in different contexts. There are many kinds of meditation. The two most common and useful types of meditation in Buddhism are Mindfulness of breathing(Anapanasati) and Loving kindness (mettabhavana). In contrast, the two most important two bhavana are buddhismsamata and vipassanabhavana. If done sensibly and correctly, both methods can be life changing. It can improve many aspects of our life especialsy physical and mental elements. Meditation is often used to clear the mind and ease many health concerns, such as high blood pressure, depression and anxiety. Meditation may involve generating an emotional state for the purpose of analyzing that state; such as anger, hatred, etc. It helps cultivate a particular mental response to various phenomena, such as compassion. The term "meditation" can refer to the state itself which can be contextualized as part of the noble eightfold path. This takes into consideration Right mindfulness, Right concentration and Right view. The English word meditation is derived from the Latin ‘meditation’, from a verb ‘mediatory’ meaning "to think, contemplate, devise etc.” In the Old Testament hāgâ means to sigh also, to meditate. Apart from its historical usage, the term meditation was introduced as a translation for Eastern spiritual practices, referred to as dhyāna in Buddhism and in Hinduism which comes from the Sanskrit root dhyai, meaning to contemplate or meditate.