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| Meditation and Psycho-Spiritual Transformation: A Phenomenological Study of Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism and Christian Mysticism | ||
| 作者 | Peng, Therese Chu-kiaw (著) |
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| 出版日期 | 1994.03 |
| 頁次 | 174 |
| 出版者 | California Institute of Integral Studies |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.ciis.edu/ |
| 出版地 | California, US [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 | California Institute of Integral Studies |
| 畢業年度 | 1993 |
| 關鍵詞 | Ch'an Buddhism; Zen Buddhism; Psycholog; Religion; Philosophy |
| 摘要 | The purpose of this existential-phenomenological based dissertation is to explore the nature of meditation (contemplation) both in Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism and Christian mysticism, and how meditative or mystical experience can affect a person's psychospiritual transformation. The literature review in this research covered three areas: contemporary psychological research on meditation, research on the texts of Ch'an Buddhism, and research on the texts of Christian mysticism. Ten co-researchers participated in this study: five Christian mystics and five Ch'an Buddhists. The co-researchers were interviewed for one or two hours. All interviews were transcribed, and data were analyzed and summarized according to existential-phenomenological methodology, which included this researcher's personal reflection. Four core themes emerged from the Ch'an Buddhist co-researchers' meditative experiences: increasing ability to live in the present moment, increasing detachment, sharpening awareness and sensitivity, experiencing of one's true self as "prajna" (transcendental wisdom), compassion, and equanimity. The core themes of Christian mystical and contemplative (meditative) experiences involved experiencing God's presence, feeling union both with God and others, and feeling loved by God. The literature review and the present findings on Ch'an Buddhism and Christian mysticism indicate both similarities and differences in their goals, their approaches to Ultimate Reality, and their practices. Ultimate Reality for Ch'an Buddhism is "Void" or "Sunyata". Ultimate Reality for Christian mysticism is God. The goal of Ch'an is "chien hsing XXXX", seeing one's self-nature, and that of Christian mysticism is reflecting God's image. Contemplation is widely used by the Christian mystics as a means to unite with God. For Ch'an Buddhist co-researchers, meditation is a way to be in touch with one's self-nature as prajna, compassion, and equanimity. The most outstanding similarity is that both systems affirm non-cognitive and non-dual approaches. That is, Ultimate Reality cannot be grasped through intellectual understanding, but rather through personal and direct experience or intuitive apprehension. Life and meditation (contemplation) are inseparable. The differences and similarities of these two systems were thoroughly compared in the final chapter. This researcher ended the final chapter by discussing how this research affected her, and offered some suggestions for future studies |
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| 更新日期 | 2022.04.13 |
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