185 thiempactofmysticalexperienceonself-actualizationw,orldviewu,nderstandinga,ndtoleranceinbuddhisme,asternorthodoxhy,induisma,ndislam Table 2 (continued) Themes and Meaning Units Evidence in Text Source (2) Reality and Spiritual Cognition Hindu The apprehension of spiritual energies and realities is transcendental and supersedes the ability of the senses, mind, and ordinary understanding. Bhaskarananda, 1994; Chidbhavananda, 1997 The ajna chakra, [i.e., ‘the third] eye’, which is commonly translated into English as ‘command’, is the ‘eye of intuition’, (i.e., the point where intuition meets with logic and the center of supersensory cognition that is activated by light), must be protected and cultivated through struggle and activated by meditation and exercises in order to obtain spiritual knowledge. Bhaskarananda, 1994; Chidbhavananda, 1997 Islamic The apprehension of phenomenal and spiritual realities is transcendental and supersedes the ability of the senses and mind. Al-Ghazali, 2000 The qalb, which is the supersensory organ of spiritual cognition, must be cultivated through struggle and activated in order to obtain spiritual knowledge. Al-Ghazali, 2000 Balance is restored, and the true nature of the qalb, or self is discovered, together with purpose and happiness, through tasawwuf, or Sufism. Al-Kalabadhi, 1977; Martin, 2004; Smith, 1973; Solihu, 2009c e impact of mys ic l experience on self-actualiza i n...
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