Reality and Mystical Experience

absolute Advaita-Vedānta anātman apophasis Ātman attributes awareness events basis Brahman Buddha Buddhism characterized Christian mysticism coherent collectivities of awareness community of discourse concept conjunctive awareness context conventional awareness conventional metaphysics conventional realities cosmos creation defined definition dharmas disjunctive awareness disjunctive-conjunctive dualism distinction divine doctrine Douglas Berger dualism dukkha ence enduring essence everyday example existence Hindu Hinduism implies individual instantiated logic Madhyamika Mahāyāna māyā McGinn meaning metaphysical foundation metaphysical paradigm Mīmāmsā mokṣa mystery mystical awareness mystical experience mystical traditions Nāgārjuna nature Neoplatonic ness Nicene Nicene Christianity nirvāṇa nondual nonordinary notion object originated orthodoxy Pāli paradox paramartha particular person phenomena philosophical foundation physical prajñā prakṛti pratītya-samutpāda problem publicity and presence publicity-presence-awareness terminology Raju religion religious role of awareness Samkhya samsāra Śankara satya schools scriptural seems sense signified skandhas soul standpoint śūnyatā Tathāgata teachings term texts things tion transcendent truth ultimacy ultimate universal publicity Upanisads Vedānta Vedas words