دانلود کتاب Becoming Buddhist: Experiences of Socialization and Self-transformation in Australian Buddhist Centres

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Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Glossary
Chapter 1 Approaching the Western Buddhist Experience
Introduction
The Nature of Western Buddhism and the Western-Buddhist Identity
Approaches to Understanding Religious Change
Methodological Considerations
Chapter 2 Instruction and Practice at the Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre
Introduction
Vipassana Practice at BMIMC: Doctrinal and Practical Foundations
Contexts for Learning and Practice
Introductory Retreats
The Participant’s Perspective: ‘Being on Retreat’ and Learning the Practice
Conclusions
Chapter 3 Self-Transformation through Vipassana Practice
Introduction
Patterns of Personal Practice
Personal Practice: Techniques to Complement Vipassana
Types of Transformation and Their Interpretive Frameworks
The Sense-of-Self and Its Transformations
Conclusions
Chapter 4 Participation and Exploration at Vajrayana Institute
Introduction
The FPMT’s Religious Foundations and Scriptural Authority
Religious Activity at VI: Teachings, Ritual and Meditation
Teachings and Courses
The Participant’s Journey Begins: Learning and Experimentation at VI
Conclusions
Chapter 5 The Practice of Self-Transformation at Vajrayana Institute
Introduction
Aims, Techniques and Outcomes of Sutra-Practice
Tantric Activity at Vajrayana Institute
The Sense-of-Self and Its Transformations
Conclusions
Chapter 6 An Overview of the Experimental Journey: Vipassana- and Vajrayana-Insights
Introduction
Part 1: The Commitment Process: The Experimental Model and Its Stages
The Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre
Vajrayana Institute and the Perspective of the FPMT
Part 2: From Experimental Immersion to Commitment: Comparisons and Conclusions
A Comparison of Religious Backgrounds
A Comparison of Personal Journeys
The Acquisition of the Meaning-System: The Role of Doctrine, Practice and Experience
The Commitment Process
Appendices
Appendix 1: Interview-Respondents
Appendix 2: Schedule for Beginners Weekend Meditation Workshop, 29–30 May 2004
Appendix 3: Schedule for Long-Weekend Retreat, 12–15 June 2004
Appendix 4: Daily Schedule for 15–16 February during Four-Day Retreat, 14–17 February 2004
Appendix 5: Schedule for Days 3–9, 25 April– 1 May, during Nine-Day Retreat, 23 April to 2 May 2004
Appendix 6: Prayers for Before and After Teachings
Appendix 7: Refuge Teachings, 19 June 2005
Appendix 8: Medicine-Buddha Practice Day, 28 May 2005
Notes
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
References
Index