155 thiempactofmysticalexperienceonself-actualizationw,orldviewu,nderstandinga,ndtoleranceinbuddhisme,asternorthodoxhy,induisma,ndislam principles in accordance with which all things come into existence at the times, places, and forms, appointed to them, each single thing thereby containing in itself the principle of its own development. The unitary cosmic principle is therefore the hidden pattern that controls being and reality. The inner principles of the constituents are not concepts, but real information with self-existence, inner structure, and organization at hierarchical levels. Every being is attached through its inner principles. Every entity has its own inner principle, and as every entity is constituted by other entities, every inner principle is a synthesis of other inner principles. These inner principles are revealed through the activated supersensory organ of spiritual cognition. This view is the antithesis of modern worldviews founded on mechanism, atomism, reductionism, and separateness. The path of spiritual ascendancy in Buddhism, Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam is then said to reflect a focus toward that which is more universal and seeks to disclose and develop the source and deeper nature of identity, being, and ‘groundedness’ based upon non-duality and self-transcendence, which do not negate the importance of embodiment, individuality, and personhood. From this insight (or vantage vantage point of ‘oneness’) proceeds four central understandings: (a) Integral health/goodness and purpose characterize the whole and each of its parts. (b) Transcendence leads to true knowledge and participation/enculturation into the whole. (c) Perceived differences between humans on the individual, religious, and/or cultural levels are absurd. (d) Love, understanding, and tolerance are inevitable. If love, and not knowledge of essence, is the highest goal of spiritual life, love, tolerance, holism, affinity, and unity (vs. duality, separateness, and multiplicity) are the necessary underpinning of ‘being’ and ‘consciousness’, while at the same time recognizing, affirming, upholding, and rejoicing in the value and importance of the spatiality that comprise and define individuality and personhood. v. conclusion This study reveals significant and essential patterns of invariance between the Buddhist, Eastern Orthodox, Hindu, and Islamic traditions of spiritual ascendancy and mystical experience. The patterns of invariance transcend the manifest similarities between the traditions in terms of theory, terminology, specific methods and practices, and/ e impact of mys ic l experience on self-actualiza i n...
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