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Originally published in 1969, this book was the first attempt to fit all the diffuse explanations and pronouncements of the oldest scriptures together into a consistent picture, and to relate this to modern Western psychology. Just as Nirvana is a psychological state and the natural goal of Buddhism, mental health is the ideal of psychology.
List of contents
1. Introduction 2. Method 3. The General Background 4. Some Preliminary Observations 5. Cognitive Functions in Nibb¿na 6. Emotion and Feeling in Nibb¿na 7. The Dynamics of Nibb¿na 8. Nibb¿na as State of Personality 9. Nibb¿na as Emptiness 10. Nibb¿na as Cessation of Rebirth 11. The Criteria of Transcendence 12. A Discussion of U 80 13. Nibb¿na and Death 14. The Personality Factors and Nibb¿na 15. Ways to Nibb¿na 16. Nibb¿na and Consciousness 17. The Personality of the Arahant 18. Summary and Conclusions. References. Index.
About the author
Rune E. A. Johansson (1918-1981) was born in Sweden. At the University of Lund he studied psychology and languages, among them Sanskrit and Pali, obtained his Licentiate Degree in 1954, and lectured there in psychology for some years. He travelled and studied extensively in the Orient, studying Sanskrit at the University of Calcutta and Pali at the University of Ceylon. During 1966-7 he was visiting Professor at the University of Tel Aviv, and at the time of original publication was head of the Biotechnical Section of the Research Institute of the Swedish National Defence.
Summary
Originally published in 1969, this book was the first attempt to fit all the diffuse explanations and pronouncements of the oldest scriptures together into a consistent picture, and to relate this to modern Western psychology. Just as Nirvana is a psychological state and the natural goal of Buddhism, mental health is the ideal of psychology.
