The ego dilemma and the Buddhist experience of enlightenment

The author examines the core problem of existence, the dread of nonbeing, from the standpoint of object-relations theory and subsequently demonstrates that the experience of enlightenment, emerging from religious mysticism, may be seen as the resolution of this basic human problem. The investigation...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health
Main Author: Kara, Ashok (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [1979]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 1979, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 144-159
Further subjects:B Religious Mysticism
B Buddhist Experience
B Core Problem
B Human Problem
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Summary:The author examines the core problem of existence, the dread of nonbeing, from the standpoint of object-relations theory and subsequently demonstrates that the experience of enlightenment, emerging from religious mysticism, may be seen as the resolution of this basic human problem. The investigation of the experience of enlightenment is pursued from the perspective of Buddhism, a subject with which the author is most familiar.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF01535372