A Comparative Study of the Concept of “Lahv” and “La’eb” with Mindfulness with the Aim of Applying it in Psychological Services

There are instances of lahv and La’eb in the individual, family, and social spheres that cause disruptions in the personality structure, capabilities, and skill outputs of the members of the society and the lack of sufficient awareness in order to recognize and face the issues effectively, In addition to purely scientific texts, it shows the necessity of thinking and meditation on religious concepts and native culture. The current research tries to study the comparative study of the concepts of amusement and fun and mindfulness with the aim of effectively applying these concepts in psychological services. The qualitative research method is descriptive-comparative with interdisciplinary study. Documentary-library studies were used to achieve the purpose of the research. The statistical population was verses and propositions of the Holy Quran, interpretations of the Quran, books and scientific articles of Islamic thinkers and psychological researchers. The findings showed that, conceptually, “lahv” is at the opposite point of “Mindfulness”, but the word “La’eb” has no place in it; But in terms of functionality, both the word lahv and the word La’eb are at the opposite point of mindfulness. Confusion and a feeling of disability are the common consequences of low mental awareness and playing games. These findings show the necessity of reviewing and pondering religious concepts and local culture with the aim of applying them in psychological services.