Chapter 12 Apophatic and Cataphatic Meditation, The Virtuous Foundation of all Meditation Practice (original) (raw)

Chapter 12 Apophatic and Cataphatic Meditation, The Virtuous Foundation of all Meditation Practice

2023, The God is No-Thing An Apophatic Assertion: An Introduction for Humankind’s Transpersonal Actualization– revised

All spiritual traditions emphasize that first, the devotee needs to follow a code of uplifting moral discipline that is the foundation for the cultivation of wholesome thoughts, words, and actions. Wholesome means generosity, friendship, kindness, and wisdom, which are the main important states that free the mind from the afflictions of selfishness, anger, guilt, and shame, as well as from the unwanted consequences created through unwholesome behaviors.