Tibetan Buddhism and mystical experience

Abstract

Acknowledgments ix The Mystical Panorama ; Setting the stage ; What does Tibetan Buddhism have to do with mysticism and experience? ; Glancing at the issue of (un)mediated mystical experience ; The Mind Dimension; Mind models ; Conceptuality and direct perception ; The problem with pure consciousness ; The Path Dimension ; Path models ; Mediations: whither and when ; Negations and deconstructions ; Mystical Complexities; A few words about ineffability ; Mystical experiences and polemics ; Mystical commonalities ; Contesting the Ultimate Experience; The Geluk position ; The Sakya position ; Contemplating differences differently ; Conclusion and Final Remarks ; Bibliography ; Index ;