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| The Mandala of Great Delight: Happiness at the Threshold of Time | ||
| 作者 | Morrow, Katherine L. |
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| 出版日期 | 2006 |
| 頁次 | 107 |
| 出版者 | Pacifica Graduate Institute |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.pacifica.edu/ |
| 出版地 | Carpinteria, CA, US [卡平特里亞, 加利福尼亞州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 博碩士論文=Thesis and Dissertation |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 學位類別 | 博士 |
| 校院名稱 | Pacifica Graduate Institute |
| 指導教授 | Adrienne Momi |
| 畢業年度 | 2006 |
| 摘要 | The mandala is the ultimate symbol of the power of the mind to heal itself through the mythic imagination. Signifying "abode of the sacred essence," the mandala contains the totality of myths arising from divine source that determine Self-realization. My study explores the views of the mind's transcendent path as expressed in mythological studies, Western Psychology, and Tibetan Buddhism. In particular, I examine how the Buddhist notion of emptiness leads to a state of bliss through the union between the relative, temporal mind, and the absolute, infinite mind. In the mandala, order is imposed upon the chaos that afflicts the relative mind, through the combined principles of organizing and centering. The sorting out of anarchic thoughts begins with the "squaring of the circle," which divides the mandala of the mythic mind into the cardinal directions and their intermediate points. At the same time, the magnetizing center of divine power draws the attention of the mind into its vortex. The ever-quickening spin of the centripetal action expels the impurities that cause suffering, and distills the mind to its pure essence. The evolutionary path towards genuine happiness is exemplified in a triad of mandalas: Womb, Fortress, and Diamond. Collectively, the mandalas mirror the purification of the physical, mental, and spiritual realms, typified by the acquisition of knowledge, moral discipline, and concentration upon the still point of the center. The essence of the center is emptiness, which is the immortal life force of all manifestations that are made visible through the limitations of time. Abiding at the mythic threshold of immortality, the relative mind is set free from conventional time and flourishes in peace and joy. The production component. The Veil Mandala is a pictorial depiction of the Great Delight mandala. The three panels entitled the Womb, Fortress, and Diamond mandalas, illustrate the mythical and alchemical transformations of the mind towards Self-discovery. The awakening process moves from gross perception of matter to a subtler view of the structure of the mind to the subtlest realization of emptiness. Ultimately, the totality of the Great Delight mandala reflects emptiness as the progenitor of all creation. |
| 點閱次數 | 119 |
| 建檔日期 | 2009.03.18 |
| 更新日期 | 2016.04.26 |
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