The Sufi journey towards nondual self-realization

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dc.contributor.authorBoni, Lauren Julia
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences
dc.contributor.supervisorNixon, Gary
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-25T20:45:18Z
dc.date.available2011-08-25T20:45:18Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionviii, 253 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractSufism is a living mystical tradition with tools and a theoretical framework geared to facilitate the realization of one’s full potential. This thesis examines the nature of such a realization, which culminates in an experience of nondual Self-realization. Transpersonal psychology provided the conceptual framework for this study, as it attempts to document the role that altered states of consciousness play in facilitating health and wellbeing. This research also drew heavily from the methodology of phenomenological hermeneutics and transpersonal phenomenology, which supported the investigation into the lived experience of five Sufi practitioners. The guiding research question of this exploratory inquiry asks, What has been the lived experience of Sufi practitioners on their journey towards nondual Self-realization? The research findings consist of eight themes that emerged during the analysis of the textual data. The implications of these findings impact the health and counseling fields, as well as the environmental crisis.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/2528
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, School of Health Sciences, c2010en_US
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences)en_US
dc.subjectSufismen_US
dc.subjectSelf-realizationen_US
dc.subjectSelf-actualization (Psychology)en_US
dc.subjectTranspersonal psychologyen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleThe Sufi journey towards nondual self-realizationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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