Deconstructive spiritual inquiry : experiential undoing in Advaita and Zen Davis, Leesa S. 2004, Deconstructive spiritual inquiry : experiential undoing in Advaita and Zen, Ph.D. thesis, School of International and Political Studies, Deakin University. Title Deconstructive spiritual inquiry : experiential undoing in Advaita and Zen Author Davis, Leesa S. orcid.org/0000-0002-7045-8872 Institution Deakin University School School of International and Political Studies Faculty Faculty of Arts Degree name Ph.D. Date submitted 2004 Keyword(s) Meditation - Advaita - Psychology Meditation - Zen Buddhism - Psychology Consciousness - Religious aspects - Zen Buddhism Consciousness - Religious aspects - Advaita Philosophy, Asian Summary A study of the meditative techniques of Advaita and Zen. The thesis develops a methodology that allow's practioner's experience to be mapped against the philosophical underpinnings of tradition. The results show that despite opposing philosophies, in both traditions the psychological dynamics of "experiential undoing" are similar. Language eng Description of original vi, 322 leaves ; 30 cm. Dewey Decimal Classification 181 Copyright notice ©2004, The Author Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30026859 Document type: Thesis Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of International and Political Studies Higher degree theses (citation only)   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 01 Apr 2010, 15:49:05 EST Fri, 25 Mar 2011, 11:34:08 EST Fri, 25 Mar 2011, 11:35:54 EST Mon, 21 Nov 2011, 10:28:19 EST Tue, 03 Mar 2015, 14:48:17 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 460 Abstract Views  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 01 Apr 2010, 15:49:05 EST