The Doctrine of Awakening

The Doctrine of Awakening: The Attainment of Self-Mastery According to the Earliest Buddhist Texts is a book by philosopher and esotericist Julius Evola. The book was first published in Italian as La dottrina del risveglio in 1943. It was translated into English in 1948 by H.E. Musson, and republished in 1997 (ISBN 0-89281-553-1).

Translator's Foreword
Preface
Introduction
- Part I: Principles
1. Varieties of Ascesis
2. The Aryan-ness of the Doctrine of Awakening
3. The Historical Context of the Doctrine of Awakening
4. Destruction of the Demon of Dialectics
5. The Flame and Samsaric Consciousness
6. Conditioned Genesis
7. Determination of the Vocations
- Part II: Practice
8. The Qualities of the Combatant and the "Departure"
9. Defense and Consolidation
10. Rightness
11. Sidereal Awareness: The Wounds Close
12. The Four Jhana: The "Irradiant Contemplations"
13. The States Free from Form and the Extinction
14. Discrimination Between the "Powers"
15. Phenomenology of the Great Liberation
16. Signs of the Nonpareil
17. The Void: "If the Mind Does Not Break"
18. Up to Zen
19. The Ariya Are Still Gathered on the Vulture's Peak
Index

Summary

Part I: Principles

Part I of the book is dedicated to establishing the history and development of ancient Buddhism. Chapter 5 goes on to discusses the notion of Samsara, and describe Buddhist self-mastery as a tiered process of self overcoming and eventual extinction. In Chapter 6, Evola outlines the Buddhist conception of "Conditioned Genesis," or Pratītyasamutpāda, the process through which every living entity is thought to come into being. Conditioned Genesis is highly structured, and entails 12 formal steps, or nidanas.^[1]

Part II: Practice

Part II of the book departs from formal definitions and attempts to aid the reader in integrating an ancient Buddhist outlook into modern life. Throughout this section, Evola is ardent in his claim that the modern world is one of spiritual crisis, and he positions self-mastery through Buddhism as a potential solution.^[2]

References

↑ Evola, Julius (1997). The Doctrine of Awakening. Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions. pp. 0–92. ISBN 0-89281-553-1.
↑ Evola, Julius (1997). The Doctrine of Awakening. Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions. pp. 93–246. ISBN 0-89281-553-1.

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Works by Julius Evola

1920s	Arte Astratta, Posizione Teoretica Le Parole Obscure du Paysage Interieur Essays on Magical Idealism Theory of the Absolute Individual The Yoga of Power Pagan Imperialism Introduction to Magic

1930s	Phenomenology of the Absolute Individual The Hermetic Tradition Mask and Face of Contemporary Spiritualism Revolt Against the Modern World Three Aspects of the Jewish Problem The Mystery of the Grail The Myth of the Blood

1940s	Synthesis of the Doctrine of Race The Elements of Racial Education The Aryan Doctrine of Battle and Victory Gli Ebrei hanno voluto questa Guerra The Doctrine of Awakening

1950s	Orientamenti Men Among the Ruins Eros and the Mysteries of Love

1960s and 1970s	Ride the Tiger The Path of Cinnabar Fascism Viewed from the Right L'Arco e la Clava Il Taoismo

Posthumous	Meditations on the Peaks Ultimi Scritti The Path of Enlightenment Zen: The Religion of the Samurai Rene Guenon: A Teacher for Modern Times Metaphysics of War

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