In this Book
- Mystical Consciousness: Western Perspectives and Dialogue with Japanese Thinkers
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
This book offers a philosophical account of ordinary consciousness as a step toward understanding mystical consciousness. Presupposing a living interaction between meditation and thinking, the work draws on Western and Japanese thinkers to develop a philosophy of religion that is friendly to the experience of meditators and that can explore such themes as emptiness, nothingness, and the self. Western thinkers considered include Plotinus, Eckhart, Schleiermacher, Heidegger, Brentano, Husserl, Sartre, and Lonergan; and Japanese thinkers referenced include Nishitani, Hisamatsu, and Suzuki. All employed centering prayer, Zen, or other forms of mental concentration. Particular emphasis is placed on the work of twentieth-century Catholic philosopher Bernard Lonergan, whose writings on consciousness can inform an understanding of mysticism.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. xv-23
- CHAPTER 1. Major Contributions
- pp. 3-20
- PART II. Three Classics
- pp. 53-54
- PART III. A Dialogue with Zen Philosophy
- pp. 113-114
- CHAPTER 7. Western Views of the Self
- pp. 115-128
- CHAPTER 8. Japanese Views of the Self
- pp. 129-144
- CHAPTER 9. Western Views of Nothingness
- pp. 145-164
- CHAPTER 10. Japanese Views of Nothingness
- pp. 165-186
- Conclusion
- pp. 187-192
- Bibliography
- pp. 223-226
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791487310
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
55140663
Pages
229
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No