4 papers in the library · 2 citations · publishing 1994-2006
Behavioral and Brain Sciences December 1, 2006 Ilkka Pyysiäinen
Religionists often presuppose that “mysticism” aims at somehow emptying the mind. In the light of evidence, however, meditation seems rather to consist of ritualized action without an explicit emphasis on subjective experience. Boyer & Lienard's (B&L's) theory of ritualized action as “swamping” working memory thus might help explain the effects of meditation without postulating experiential...
Temenos - Nordic Journal of Comparative Religion 2000 Ilkka Pyysiäinen
No abstract available
Asian Philosophy November 1, 1996 Ilkka Pyysiäinen 2 citations
In trying to define the difference between conventional and ultimate truth, the Mādhyamika Buddhist author Jñānagarbha ends up in paradoxical formulations. Putnam's discussion of Nietzsche's remark that “as the circle of science grows larger it touches paradox at more places” is presented as an illustration for Jñānagarbha's case. No comparison of Putnam and Jñānagarbha is intended as regards...
Temenos - Nordic Journal of Comparative Religion 1994 Ilkka Pyysiäinen
No abstract available