165 thiempactofmysticalexperienceonself-actualizationw,orldviewu,nderstandinga,ndtoleranceinbuddhisme,asternorthodoxhy,induisma,ndislam Table 1 (continued) Statement Source The goal of the Eightfold Noble Path and Buddhist meditation is nirvāna, literally means ‘extinction’ or ‘blowing out’. Sadakata, 1997; Saddhatissa, 1972 Nirvāna is often divided into two states or levels, i.e., nirvāna and parinirvāna. Sharma, 1995; Zysk, 1991 Nirvāna is not necessarily the annihilation of all existence… it is a state of release from all pain and ignorance, accompanied by a sense of profound rest, which is achieved by all Arhats, or saints, while still living in this world, and notably by the Buddha when he attained Buddhahood. Sharma, 1995; Zysk, 1991 From Mystical Experience in Eastern Orthodoxy Reality is beyond the perception of the senses. Vlachos, 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1997 The nous, (i.e., the apperceptional power of the psyche, or soul), through which spiritual reality is perceived, has been darkened through sin, resulting in spiritual blindness. Vlachos, 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1997 The darkening of the nous creates a false image of the self, based upon the subjection of the nous to the body and identification of the nous with reason. Vlachos, 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1997 The fallen condition of the nous results in separation from the experience and presence of God. Vlachos, 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1997 Consequently, the true knowledge of God is neither the intellectual engagement with God, nor the knowledge of the dianoia, (i.e., the discursive, conceptualizing, and logical faculty of conscious thinking and cognition) concerning God, but rather, gnosis, or the personal experience of God, which is connected to the noetic vision of God. Symeon the New Theologian 1995; 1980; Vujisić, 2009 e impact of mys ic l experience on self-actualiza i n...
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