TeresaofAvila, 63
termas, 17
tertons, 17
“theBab,” 85
TheosophicalSociety, 133
ThirdOrderofSaintDominic, 37
thought, 34, 167–168, 176, 219, 225
Tibet, 17, 19, 55
TibetanBuddhistCenter, 215
Tidro, 18
Tihrán, 86, 88
TijuddinBaba, 129
time, 167, 192, 203, 236
awarenessand, 237
psychological, 224
TipooBaba, 129
Tiruchuli,SouthIndia, 99
Tiruvannamalai,India, 99, 103, 104, 105, 108, 191
Tolle,Eckhart, 222–227
Torah, 30, 31, 34, 77, 78, 80
Totapuri, 94
touch, 178
transcend, 56
TranscendentBeing, 142
transmission, 179
TransmissionoftheFlame(Klein), 176
TripleKaya, 19
TrisongDetsen,Emperor, 15
Tsongkhapa, 58, 60
Tsung-Pao, 8
turiya, 177
Turkey, 86
turyavastha, 208
256
UddandiNayanar, 105
Ukraine, 77, 78
UnitedStates, 156, 191, 215, 241, 251
unityawareness, 258
UniversityofLondon, 223
untouchables, 92
Upanishads, 110, 121
UpasaniMaharaj, 125
Vaishnava, 95
vajrapath, 58
vajrasong, 60
Vajrasattva, 58
Vajravarahi, 19
Vajrayana, 15, 60
Vancouver,Canada, 223
Vasanas, 110
Vedanta, 91, 141
Advaita, 95
VedantaSociety, 92
Vedas, 111
Venkataraman. SeeRamanaMaharshi
Vermilion, 102
VictoriaGardens, 128
vidyavritti, 180
vidyadhara, 19
VietnamWar, 148
Vipassanameditation, 215
virgin, 37, 41, 42
Virginia, 165–166
Vishnu, 91
vishwarupa, 208
vision, 82, 91, 92, 94
universal, 109–110
visions, 42, 44
Vivekananda, 107
void, 237
Waddell,Norman, 71
Warrington,Mr., 136
257
WhatisSelf(Roberts), 200
WhiteBrotherhoodofMasters, 133
WildIvy(Waddell), 71
will, 39, 238
forceof, 255
Winfrey,Oprah, 223
witness, 255–257
personal, 237
personal/universal, 237, 238–239
silent, 235–236, 239
witnessing, 150, 231–232, 235, 236, 237, 251, 255–256
sleepand, 256
worldpeace, 147–153, 156
WorldTeacher, 133
WorldWarII, 175
YepesyÁlvarez,Juan, 63
YesheTsogyal, 15–21
YHWH, 30, 34
yoga, 59, 111, 115
Bhakti, 111
dream, 55
karma, 112
Kriya, 113
postures, 175
Yogananda,Paramahansa, 113–122, 191
YoganandaSatsangaSocietyofIndia, 115
yogi, 57, 58–59, 102, 241, 247
yogicpowers, 163
yogini, 17, 55
zaddik, 77
zazen, 69, 71, 76
Zen, 215, 260
Buddhism, 69
closed-barrier, 72
GrandMasterof, 7–14
riddles, 69
Rinzai, 69
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Document Outline
Praise for Mystics, Masters, Saints, and Sages
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction What Is Enlightenment? Characteristics Of The Enlightenment Experience
The Enlightenment Stories
What Can We Learn From These Stories?
Who Is Included And Who Is Not
One Gautama, The Buddha 624–544 B.C.E., Nepal From Suffering
To Nirvana The Buddha'S Liberation
Two Hui-Neng 638–713, China From Illiterate Woodcutter To Sixth Zen Patriarch
Three Yeshe Tsogyal 757–817, Tibet Lady Of The Lotus-Born
Four Jalaluddin Rumi 1207–1273, Afghanistan Intoxicated With The Beloved
Five A Disciple Of The Kabbalistic School Of Abraham Abulafia 1240–1291, Spain Kabbalah: The Secret Names Of God
Six Saint Catherine Of Siena 1347–1380, Italy The Bride Of Christ
Sevene Kabir Circa 1440–1518, India Beyond Dogma To Divinity
Eight Gendun Gyatso Palzangpo 1475–1541, Tibet Poems Of A Mad Dalai Lama
Nine Saint John Of The Cross 1542–1591, Spain Transcending The Dark Night Of The Soul
Ten Hakuin 1686–1769, Japan Falling Down Laughing
Eleven The Baal Shem Tov 1698–1760, Eastern Europe The Heavenly Hasid
Twelve BahÁ'U'LlÁH 1817–1892, Iran In Bondage, Yet Free
Thirteen Ramakrishna Paramahamsa 1836–1886, India The Ecstatic Lover Of Mother Kali
Fourteen Ramana Maharshi 1879–1950, India I Am Not The Body, I Am The Self
Fifteen Swami (Papa) Ramadas Mother Krishnabai 1884–1963, India 1903–1989, India There Is Only Ram (God)
With The Divine Mother
Sixteen Paramahansa Yogananda 1893–1952, India Bringing Cosmic Consciousness To The West
Seventeen Meher Baba 1894–1969, India The Universal Love Of An Avatar
Eighteen J. Krishnamurti 1895–1986, India I Am God-Intoxicated
Nineteen Franklin Merrell-Wolff 1897–1985, United States Pathways Through To Space
Twenty Peace Pilgrim Early 1900S–1981, United States Walking For World Peace
Twenty - One Gopi Krishna 1908–1984, India The Awakening Of The Kundalini
Twenty - Two Lester Levenson 1909–1994, United States Releasing For Ultimate Freedom
Twenty-Three Jean Klein Circa 1916–1998, Czechoslovakia From Individual To Impersonal
Twenty-Four Ramesh Balsekar 1919-Present, India It Had To Happen
Twenty-Five Robert Adams 1928–1997, United States The Silence Of The Heart
Twenty-Six Bernadette Roberts 1931-Present, United States The Journey To No-Self
Twenty – Seven Deepa Kodikal 1941–Present, India Becoming The Cosmos Without Leaving Home
Twenty - Eight Gangaji 1942–Present, United States Who Are You? You Are That!
Twenty - Nine Eckhart Tolle 1948–Present, Germany The Power Of Now
Thirty A. H. Almaas ?–Present, Kuwait Finding Essence Through The Diamond Approach
Thirty-One Shantimayi 1950-Present, United States The Cannery Enlightenment
Thity-Two Mata Amritanadamayi 1953-Present, India Embraced By The Divine Mother
Thirty-Three Suzanne Segal 1955–1977, United States Collision With The Infinite
Bibliography And Suggested Readings
Internet Resources
Permissions
Index
About The Authors
To Our Readers
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