The present study is undertaken primarily to analyze the effects of mindfulness and mantra meditation on depression level among middle aged man.  To achieve the purpose of the study, the investigator chosen sixty middle aged men as participants in the age group of 45 to 50 years. The selected subjects (N=60) were classified into three groups of twenty each (n = 20) at random. Group-I underwent mindfulness meditation, group-II underwent mantra meditation and group-III acted as control. The data on depression was collected prior to and immediately after 12 weeks of meditation from the experimental and control groups. The data collected from the experimental and control groups on depression was statistically analyzed by paired ‘t’ test. Further, percentage of changes was calculated. In addition analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was applied to find out the significant difference between groups. Whenever the adjusted ‘F’ ratio value was found to be significant, the Scheffe’S test was applied. The middle aged men’s depression level was decreased greatly due to regular practices (12 weeks) of mindfulness and mantra meditation.

Key Words: Mindfulness and mantra meditation, Depression and Middle aged men