Contemplative Psychology

absolute truth academic psychology aetiology anatman approach aspects atman autosuggestion awaken awareness strategy become behavior body Buddhist Buddhist tradition called Christian tradition cognitive psychology conceptual strategy conceptualized experience confusion and ignorance contemplative action contemplative disciplines contemplative language contemplative psychology contemplative traditions context descriptive language discipline discriminating discussed domain of experience dualism dualistic emotions enlightenment epistemology evocative language existence experience of reality experiential expression extensional fixation function fundamental ganachakra human intensional meaning knowledge language of fulfillment liturgy meditation mental domain methodology mind nirvana nontheistic tradition Olst one's experience ourselves particular path path-language perceptual confusion personal reliability perspective plative practitioners precisely prescriptive profane individual psychol psychology of religion question refers relation relationship relative truth religious renunciation rience sadhana samsara Sanskrit sarx sense soma speak spiritual statements sunyata teacher templative theistic theory thoughts tion transmission ultimate understanding Vajrayana word and deed