Ontology of Bliss: A Phenomenology

Abstract

The article is about the ontology of bliss. Bliss is an ontological experience and not simply a feature of one’s personal psychology of mind. Bliss intrinsically reflects our experience of Being. The paper intertwines and integrates Heideggerian ontology within the experience of Bliss as documented in the Dudjom Tersar from the 19th century esoteric teachings of the Tibetan tantric master Dudjom Lingpa. The paper emphasizes the tantric declaration that «Bliss Overcomes Suffering» and this experience of Bliss arises naturally out of the existential praxis of living within the ongoing continuity of the experience of Being.

Keywords

• Tantra
• existence
• happiness
• bliss Heidegger
• Dudjom
• Rigpa