Volume 6 / Issue 1 SPRING 2020

Editorial	1
Journeying with Psyche and Soul in Spirituality	2
1 Introduction – A Perfect Reason for Congregating	5
2 Key Words from the Lecture’s Title	6
3 The Pilgrimage Journey of Life	7
4 Grace and the Spiritual Dimension	8
5 Living in Error	9
6 Discovering Wisdom	9
7 Growing in Wisdom	10
8 Some Books Worthy of Study	12
9 Does the Human Soul Survive?	13
10 Conclusion	14
Notes	15
References	15
Science and Mysticism: Possibilities and Limitations in Exploring Mysticism	16
1 Introduction	17
2 What is Mysticism	18
3 Traditional Approaches to Mysticism	19
4 Scientific Approaches to Mysticism	20
5 Conclusion	22
Acknowledgements	23
Notes	23
References	23
Meaning in Life and Ethical Education	24
1 Introduction	25
2 Conceptual Framework of the Study	26
3 Current Studies	28
3.1 Method (the 1st study)	28
3.2 Results (the 1st study)	28
3.3 Method (the 2nd study)	29
3.4 Results (the 2nd study)	30
4 Discussion	32
5 Conclusion	32
Acknowledgement	33
Notes	33
References	33
From Acosmism to Dialogue: The Evolution of Buber’s Philosophical View on Mysticism	34
1 Introduction	35
2 Mysticism and Acosmism in Buber’s Pre-Dialogical Thought	36
3 Buber’s Discovery of Ethos in the Mystical Tradition of Hasidism	38
4 Final Remarks	39
Notes	40
Acknowledgement	40
References	41
Lectio Divina and Neuroscience: Preliminary Notes	42
1 Introduction	43
2 The Historical Roots of Lectio Divina	44
3 Neuroplasticity and Reading	45
4 Meditation and Brain Changes	47
5 Positive Effect of Meditation and Contemplative Reading on the Development of Personal Spirituality	48
6 Conclusion	49
Notes	50
References	51
Mind and Body in Budo: Poems of the Way	52
1 Introduction	53
2 Practice as Path, Path as Awakening	55
3 Life and Death	56
Poems	56
Body and Spirit – a Mirage…	62

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