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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > Mysticism
In this book, Yaroslav Komarovski argues that the Tibetan Buddhist
interpretations of the realization of ultimate reality both
contribute to and challenge contemporary interpretations of
unmediated mystical experience. The model used by the majority of
Tibetan Buddhist thinkers states that the realization of ultimate
reality, while unmediated during its actual occurrence, is
necessarily filtered and mediated by the conditioning contemplative
processes leading to it, and Komarovski argues that therefore, in
order to understand this mystical experience, one must focus on
these processes, rather than on the experience itself. Komarovski
also provides an in-depth comparison of seminal Tibetan Geluk
thinker Tsongkhapa and his major Sakya critic Gorampa's accounts of
the realization of ultimate reality, demonstrating that the
differences between these two interpretations lie primarily in
their conflicting descriptions of the compatible conditioning
processes that lead to this realization. Komarovski maintains that
Tsongkhapa and Gorampa's views are virtually irreconcilable, but
demonstrates that the differing processes outlined by these two
thinkers are equally effective in terms of actually attaining the
realization of ultimate reality. Tibetan Buddhism and Mystical
Experience speaks to the plurality of mystical experience, perhaps
even suggesting that the diversity of mystical experience is one of
its primary features.
This is an astrology book about the planets in the houses. Clear
descriptions explain the actions of ten planets in each of the
twelve astrological houses that relate to the main areas of life
including money, family, relationships and work. The talents and
abilities that a person may take for granted but, with awareness
could develop further, are described for each planetary placement.
By understanding that challenges are learning opportunities a
person may be able to cope with them better. Spiritual perspectives
suggest what the soul may be learning from daily experiences and
how the spirit of a person is striving to attain its highest
aspirations. The book is straightforward and easy to follow. It can
be used like a textbook by student astrologers and may assist
experienced astrologers to consider a more spiritual way of looking
at horoscopes.
This book comprises responses by a Sufi master, Hadrat Sahib of the
Naqshbandi tradition, to letters written by students of the master.
The questions posed in these letters cover a wide range of issues
including, financial problems, health issues, family matters,
education and bereavement. The advice given by the master reveals a
deep spirituality which places the particular student's problem in
context and details a specific method of offering oneself to God at
all times. It is difficult to find such detail relating to
spiritual practices in Sufi literature. These letters are
inspirational and timeless. They provide a cure to a world
dominated by materialism and all its attendant miseries.
This book highlights the life and teachings of Qibla Alam 1871-1934
as narrated by his son and successor, Janab Qibla Hadrat Sahib
1921-2008 and other sangis. This book not only presents an
authentic account of the great master of the Naqshbandiyya
Mujaddidiyya path but also provides an insight into the religious,
spiritual, cultural and social history of the Azad Jammu and
kashmir region during the period 1871-2008.
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