187 thiempactofmysticalexperienceonself-actualizationw,orldviewu,nderstandinga,ndtoleranceinbuddhisme,asternorthodoxhy,induisma,ndislam Table 2 (continued) Themes and Meaning Units Evidence in Text Source (3) Purification Eastern Orthodox The ultimate goal of spiritual ascendancy and mystical experience in Eastern Orthodoxy is then the purification of the ‘heart’ through contemplative prayer and the uprooting of passions and the renewal and enlightenment of the darkened nous, in order that it might return… Telepneff & Chrysostomos, 1990; Varvatsoulias, 1996; Vlachos, 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1997; 2000 (Continued) to God, and behold the uncreated Light, activating the intoxication of the spirit and ecstasy of the mind. Vlachos, 1992; Zacharias, 2006; 2008 The purgative stage involves kenosis, or the emptying of the self, and ultimately, ‘dying to self ’[;] [i]t is the purification from sin, sensuality, and the self-centric ego and will; it is separation from the world and movement toward the eternal reality of God, which precedes illumination. Hindu A process of asceticism, purification, and discipline are required to experience the self as un-boundaried, i.e., as boundary-less, existence. Monnier-Williams, 1999; Rinehart, 2004 This experience is achieved through meditation, which is the awareness and truth of human existence. Vivekananda, 1987 e impact of mys ic l experience on self-actualiza i n...
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