205 thiempactofmysticalexperienceonself-actualizationw,orldviewu,nderstandinga,ndtoleranceinbuddhisme,asternorthodoxhy,induisma,ndislam Table 3 (continued) Textural Descriptions Structural Descriptions (5) Unitive Experience This is the experience of oneness with the ONE. It is the experiencing of the vision of light in inner darkness, which permeates all things. It is the intuitive experiencings of oneness and the core of truth, which is accompanied by the realization that modes of self-explication that proceed from physical embodiment and/or mental states are illusion. It is a sense of fullness, completeness, contentment, and satisfaction that transcends the body and the mind. God and the cosmos are embraced and the energies surge in and through the ‘self ’. The organ of spiritual cognition is showered in light and expands with joy and gladness. There is no sense of intension, only flow. This is the experience of the true ‘self ’ in God. The context of the experience of oneness includes the ongoing repetition of noetic and aspirational invocations in the dialogical interiority between the organ of spiritual cognition and divine energy. The aspiration is objectively ‘located’ inside the inward flow towards the organ of spiritual cognition, gradually absorbing towards its origins in pure subjectivity. This process causes deep characterological, perceptual, cognitive, conative, behavioral, and epistemological transformation, culminating in what is known as the ‘purity of heart’, and the direct apperception of the transcendent. (6) Knowledge and Discernment This is the experience of tearing the veil in two. This knowledge is experience, and results from the personal experiencings of God. It is the experiencing of spiritual reality and mysteries. Truth is distinguished from falsehood, and a real connection is established with creation and the cosmos. Through this connectedness, inner states and essences are discerned. Knowledge of spiritual reality and inner states is actualized, or energized, through the purging of the illusionary projection of the selfcentric ego, (or egoistic self), which is a veil that stands between the true projection of the reality of ‘self ’ and the Divine source of such projection. (7) Enlightenment of Worldview This is the experiencing of the recreation of worldview, which is transformed along the continuum of enlightenment. The ‘self ’ was once separate from others but now it knows that it is infinitely connected. This is a new interpretation and experience of the world and reality from the vantage point of unity vs. separateness. The method of the dialogical explication of the deep cognitive structures of ‘self-awareness’, especially, the supersensory organ of spiritual cognition, leads to the development of an enlightened worldview. e impact of mys ic l experience on self-actualiza i n...
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