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Evidence

This page collects every sourced claim on tamhonkhoe.com in two tables: one for science, one for scripture. The two kinds of source are kept apart because they answer different questions.

Labels used on the site:

  • [Verified]: based on a source we have opened and read, named alongside.
  • [Inference]: drawn from a source, but the source does not say it directly.
  • [Expert judgement]: the author's own assessment, without a dedicated study. Claims without a reliable enough source are marked "needs verification" in drafts and do not appear on this page.

Table 1. What science finds

Claim Label Source Used in
Review of 47 randomised trials, 3,515 people: mindfulness meditation programmes (usually several weeks long) reduce anxiety, depression and pain by small to moderate amounts; strength of evidence "moderate" [Verified] Goyal et al. 2014, JAMA Internal Medicine, doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.13018 Convergence 0 – Week 1 (not yet published)
Same review: no evidence that meditation is better than other active treatments such as medication, exercise or behavioural therapies [Verified] Goyal et al. 2014 Convergence 0 – Week 1 (not yet published)
Mindfulness research has problems of definition, method and interpretation; possible adverse effects are not monitored enough [Verified] Van Dam et al. 2018, Perspectives on Psychological Science 13(1), doi:10.1177/1745691617709589 Convergence 0 – Week 1 (not yet published)
Meta-analysis of gratitude exercises: compared with another activity, a small increase in well-being (d = 0.17; 20 samples); compared with other positive psychology exercises, almost no difference (d = 0.03; 9 samples) [Verified] Davis et al. 2016, Journal of Counseling Psychology 63(1), doi:10.1037/cou0000107 Convergence 0 – Week 2 (not yet published)
27 studies, 3,675 people: gratitude exercises reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety by a small amount (g = −0.29 post-test; −0.23 follow-up); smaller against active control groups [Verified] Cregg & Cheavens 2021, Journal of Happiness Studies 22(1), doi:10.1007/s10902-020-00236-6 Convergence 0 – Week 2 (not yet published)
64 randomised trials of gratitude exercises: most at high risk of bias; certainty of evidence low or very low [Verified] Diniz et al. 2023, Einstein (São Paulo) 21, doi:10.31744/einstein_journal/2023RW0371 Convergence 0 – Week 2 (not yet published)

Table 2. Scripture passages checked against the original

Passage Tradition Version used Licence Vietnamese page English page Checked verbatim Meaning reviewed by Used in
MN 10, segments 4.3–4.7 (mindfulness of breathing) Buddhism Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral CC0 Own translation Verbatim 4 Nov 2026 Not yet Convergence 0 – Week 1 (not yet published)
Psalm 46:10 Christianity World English Bible, eBible.org Public domain Own translation Verbatim 4 Nov 2026 Not yet Convergence 0 – Week 1 (not yet published)
Epictetus, chapter "How we should struggle against appearances" Stoicism George Long, Project Gutenberg #10661 Public domain in the USA Own translation Verbatim 4 Nov 2026 Not yet Convergence 0 – Week 1 (not yet published)
AN 2.119 (two rare individuals) Buddhism Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral CC0 (licence page not yet confirmed by Peter) Own translation Verbatim 4 Nov 2026 Not yet Convergence 0 – Week 2 (not yet published)
Pirkei Avot, chapter IV, 1 (Ben Zoma) Judaism Joseph I. Gorfinkle, Project Gutenberg #8547 Public domain in the USA Own translation Verbatim 4 Nov 2026 Not yet Convergence 0 – Week 2 (not yet published)
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book I, sections 1–3 Stoicism George Long, Project Gutenberg #15877 Public domain in the USA Own translation Verbatim 4 Nov 2026 Not yet Convergence 0 – Week 2 (not yet published)

Peter opened, read and recorded the licence of each source; the full list is on Sources and licences. The Licence column states what the original page publishes; "public domain in the USA" is how Project Gutenberg puts it.