| Titel: | Hindu Mysticism |
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| Autor: | Dasgupta, S. N. |
| Mediengruppe: | book |
| Herausgeber: | --- |
| Zeitschrift: | --- |
| Jahr: | 1927 |
| Band: | --- |
| Heft: | --- |
| Seiten: | --- |
| Sprache: | English |
| Abstract: | The discussions are based upon a broad conception of mysticism as "a theory, doctrine, or view that considers reason to be incapable of discovering or of realising the nature of ultimate truth,… but at the same time believes in the certitude of some other means of arriving at it." A brief outline—in 6 lectures—is given of the fundamental types of Indian mysticism and their genetic and logical interrelations, together with a few minor and syncretistic types. The sacrificial mysticism of the Vedas leads to the growth and development of the concept of Brahmin, "the supreme reality" (in the Upanishad mysticism); this, in turn, leads to yogic mysticism, which teaches that ultimate reality can be arrived at through liberation of the spirit; Buddhistic mysticism recognizes "liberation" as extinction of desire and the concept of Nirvana as a method of obtaining it. Later forms of mysticism are shown to be adaptations of the earlier ones. Quotations are given from the Rig Veda as illustrative examples. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved) |