182 actas del ii congreso internacional de literatura mística Table 2 (continued) Themes and Meaning Units Evidence in Text Source (1) Self-Concept and Ontological Separation Eastern Orthodox 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 Hindu A false image of the self results when the self is identified with the body-mind as a subject observing an object. Bhaktivedanta, 1997a; 1997b The disharmony results in separation from the knowledge, experience, and presence of oneness, i.e., non-duality. Bhaktivedanta, 1997a; 1997b; Bhaskarananda, 1994; Chidbhavananda, 1997; Flood, 2003 Disharmony causes wo/man to experience separation from creation. Vasu, 1919
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