Peter Harvey

The Selfless Mind (eBook, ePUB)

Personality, Consciousness and Nirvana in Early Buddhism

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This careful analysis of early Buddhist thought opens out a perspective in which no permanent Self is accepted, but a rich analysis of changing and potent mental processes is developed. Explores issues relating to self-development, moral responsibility and the between-lives period, and more.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136783364
• Artikelnr.: 39911969

Autorenporträt

Peter Harvey

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; I: Exploring the Notion of Selflessness; 1: The Question of Self; 2: The Meaning of 'Not-Self'; 3: Developing a Self Without Boundaries; 4: Personal Continuity and Responsibility; 5: My World and its End; 6: The Life-Principle and the Between-Lives State; II: Sa?s?ric and Nibb?nic Discernment; 7: The Centrality of Discernment; 8: Discernment and Conditioned Arising; 9: Discernment and the Perceptual Process; 10: Bhava?ga and the Brightly Shining Mind; 11: Nibb?na as the Timeless 'Stopping' of the Entire Personality; 12: Nibb?na as a Transformed State of Discernment; 13: Seeking The Tath?gata; 14: Conclusion

Rezensionen

'Anyone interested in Buddhism, psychospiritual/yogic processes, and the phenomenology of meditation/ecstasy will unquestionably find this book a treasure trove.' - www.yrec.info

'Anyone interested in Buddhism, psychospiritual/yogic processes, and the phenomenology of meditation/ecstasy will unquestionably find this book a treasure trove.' - www.yrec.info