Nondualism, radical change and the illusory self
This chapter offers nondualism as a perspective for transformation and critiques the notion that conceptual systems of thought can ever be vehicles for radical change in the most profound understanding of the term; where this change would be a transformation of the perception of ontological status l...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Univ.
2008
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Nidān
Year: 2008, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 32-55 |
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| Summary: | This chapter offers nondualism as a perspective for transformation and critiques the notion that conceptual systems of thought can ever be vehicles for radical change in the most profound understanding of the term; where this change would be a transformation of the perception of ontological status leading to the felt non dual realisation that 'I am the world', with its consequent social enactments necessarily being of a different order to the divisiveness currently experienced in our personal lives and social institutions. This recognition is in effect a dismantling of the illusion of a separate self that has to navigate a fearful path, always in opposition to the 'other' who has to be vanquished or subdued in some way (which is really the modus operandi of all our current conflicts, be they personal, social or ecological). The author draws on theoretical and empirical levels of evidence to delineate the terrain of radical transformation, where the latter is situated in both third-person observation and first-person self-study. In doing so, the study accounts for the paralysis of purely conceptual models to effect change, as well as unmasking the many transformation projects that is still about an improved self rather than being true processes of change. Modern exemplars of non dual teachings - such as J Krishnamurti, Douglas Harding and others - will be referred to, as well as eminent scholars in the field such as Ken Wilber and David Loy. |
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| ISSN: | 2414-8636 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Nidān
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.58125/nidan.2008.1 |