Mysticism: A Study of Its Nature, Cognitive Value, and Moral Implications

accounts Advaita Advaita Vedānta Advaitin apparent object appears apprehended argue argument Atman aware beatific vision believe Bhagavad-Gītā Brahman Buddhist causally sufficient condition chapter claims clear cognitive value conclusion contemplation cosmic consciousness criteria distinction distinguish divine drugs empirical empty ence example extrovertive fact feelings God's hallucinogens highly ramified concepts Hīnayāna Houston and Masters identical ingestion interpretation introvertive experiences introvertive mystical introvertive mystical consciousness introvertive mystical experience involve jhānas karma yoga logically London Mahāyāna Maritain mediate monistic experiences monistic mysticism moral nature mysticism Nibbāna Ninian Smart Nirvana noetic numinous experiences one's ordinary Pahnke's perception perience phenomenal phenomenological object Philosophy possible presence psychedelic psychedelic experiences Rāmānuja reality reason relevant religious experience Rudolf Otto Samkara sense experiences similar Stace suppose tests theism theistic mystical consciousness theistic mystical experience theory things traditions transcendence transl true types of mystical unity Vedānta veridical theistic experience vision York Zahner