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Precognitive Dreams ...
ISBN: 9788124609002
Year Of Publication: 2019
Edition: 1st Edition
Pages : xiv, 238p.
Bibliographic Details : Glossary; Bibliography; Index
Language : English
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher: D.K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
Size: 23
Weight: 550
Precognitive dreams appear to predict the future through a sixth sense. Historically, there are a lot of references to precognitive dreams responsible for great discoveries and showcasing big happenings. This volume is an attempt to illuminate and rediscover precognition in dreams in a different perspective of investigation in the light of Kashmir Saivism about reality and consciousness.
In the process, the book introduces readers to dreams and consciousness, underlining evidences, references and descriptions of the phenomenon. To enlighten one on the concept of precognition on the basis of reflectionism, it illustrates the Pure and Reflected Consciousness, and how one attains spiritual powers like precognition through japa, dana, tapa, puja and so on, based on the findings from Tantraloka and Pratyabhijnasastra. Further, it surveys the complete philosophical physiology of precognitive dreams with respect to concepts like pramata, prameya and pramana.
While establishing a uniform principle lying in the back of precognition, it lets future scope for investigation on precognition and the myssteries of this phenomenon, giving the book a high referral value to all in the field of psychology and parapsychology.
Preface
Abbreviations
1. Introduction to Kashmir Śaivism
General Introduction
Background
Literature
Ᾱgamaśāstra
Spandaśāstra
Pratyabhijñāśāstra
What is Śāstra?
Metaphysics
Parama Śiva (Absolute/Ultimate)
Prakāśa–Vimarśa Form of Parama Śiva
Śiva and Śakti Tattvas
Śakti as the Principle of Universal Manifestation
Sadāśiva, Īśvara and Śuddha-Vidyā Tattvas
The Binding Constituents
The Three Malas
The Pañcakañcukas of Māyā
Kalā
Vidyā
Rāga
Niyati
Kāla
The Theory of Reflection
The Characteristics of Pratibimba
The Theory of Limitation
Removal of Aṇutva: The Dissolution
The Manifestation as a Play of Pure Consciousness 34 (Śiva’s Krīḍā)
Bondage and Liberation
The Four Upāyas
2. Precognitive Dreams
How to Define a Dream?
The Concept of Relative Validity
The Concept of Real Validity
Dream: An Introduction
Precognition
Extra Sensory Perceptions
Precognition in Dreams
Characteristics of Precognitive Dreams
Types of Precognitive Dreams
Symbolic Precognitive Dream
Literal Precognitive Dream
Third-Person Precognitive Dream
Lucid Precognitive Dream
Evidence
Vaidika Discourse
Precognition in Dreams: Literature Review
(Sanskrit Literature)
Agni Purāṇa
Bhaviṣya Purāṇa
Svapnavāsavadattam
Rāmāyaṇa
Precognition in Dreams: Dārśanika Vivecana
Discourse in Bhāratīya Darśanaśāstra
Discourse in Bauddha Darśana
Discourse in Vedānta Darśana
Discourse in Yoga Darśana
Discourse in Śaiva Darśana
Historical Literary Source of Babylonia
Global Evidences
Description of Famous Precognitive Dreams
3. Dārśanika Discourse on Precognitive Dreams
Stages of Consciousness
Primary Stages of Consciousness
Jāgratāvasthā
Abuddha
Buddha
Prabuddha
Suprabuddha
Svapnāvasthā
Vikalpa
Gatāgatam
Suvikṣiptam (Precognitive Dreams)
Saṅgatam
Susamāhitam
Suṣuptyāvasthā
Uditam
Vipulam
Śāntam
Suprasannam
Turīyāvasthā
Turīyātītāvasthā
The Concept of Sapta-pañcaka
4. Dārśanika Physiology of Precognitive Dreams
Cognition: A Brief Dārśanika Discourse of
Other Systems (Nyāya, Sāṁkhya, Mīmāṁsā
and Vedānta)
The Cognition: In the Light of Kashmir Śaiva
Darśana
Nature of Knowledge
Determinate and Indeterminate Knowledge
Pramāṇa
Triad of Powers
Ᾱbhāsavāda
Relations
Prameya
Pramātā
Precognition in Dreams
Seven Types of Precognitive Dreams
The First Category
The Second Category
The Third Category
The Fourth Category
The Fifth Category
The Sixth Category
The Seventh Category
Precognition Dreams as a Cognitive Process
The Triad: Cognizer, Object and Means of Cognition
Types of Knowledge: Valid and Invalid
The Third Category of Knowledge: Valid Indicative
Knowledge
The Concept of Time and Space
Kālādhvā
Deśādhvā
Pura in Vidyā-tattva
Pura in Kalā-tattva
Pura in Niyati-tattva
Pura in Kāla-tattva
Pura in Māyā-tattva
Conclusion
Appendix: Important Facts
Glossary
Bibliography
“Precognitive Dreams in Kashmir Saivism”
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