Tao of Devotion: Process-oriented psychology and devotion in Tibetan Buddhism

by Sherry Marshall

Manuscript, 1999

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Available

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MANUSCRIPT MARSHALL, S.

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Publication

A research dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for Process-Oriented Psychology, Sydney, Australia

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http://www.processwork.org/files/Finalprojects/Marshall_S_November_1999.pdf

What is the Key to Devotion? Open your Heart
In this paper, I intend to examine the nature of devotion which has been part of my personal path for the last twelve years while being involved in Process Oriented Psychology and Buddhism. Having just completed my first book, Devotion, Following Tibetan Masters,‘I realised that I am still passionate about the topic of devotion and wish to explore it within Process Oriented Psychology to see if it has any relevance. The writing of this paper can be summed up, most aptly in alchemical and meditative terms by Radmila Moacanin; `I soon realised that the act of writing... was like a meditative process. It was like an alchemical opus too, starting with the massive confusion, and leading up through the various stages to final crystallization into its essence. And along the way, as the work was building, its inner meaning was gradually unfolding to .' I hope that in reading this, you also find the inner meaning for you, as it unfolds and the relevance and significance that it may have in your life.

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MAR006
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