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Mysticism in Tibetan Buddhism. A study into the Path of Insight
Mysticism in Tibetan Buddhism. A study into the Path of Insight

Author(s): Adam Wysocki
Subject(s): Sociology, Religion and science , Sociology of Religion
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: mind; preliminary practices; tranquility meditation; penetrating insight meditation; the Path of Insight; the Path of Liberation

Summary/Abstract: The Path of Insight is a spiritual path of Tibetan Buddhismtradition. The fundamental part consists of three elements,such like: preliminary practices, the tranquility meditationand the penetrating insight meditation. However, countedthree parts one ought to perceive as aspects of one processaiming to realize of the soteriology purpose. Theachievement of the non-dual state has its own developmentprocess, which consists experience of the non-dualstate, stabilise it and then development of it. Outline ofdevelopment process is contained in the Path o Insight andrelies on exceeding of subjective-objective divisibility. It isperceived as an effect of the ignorance of true nature of theindividual. The achievement of the non-dual state, that isnature of the mind (tib. sems nyid) constitutes the purposeof the Path of Insight and it is described by concept-symbolcalled mahamudra.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 183-201
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: English