Ferreira, Ignatius (Naas) Wilhelm2015-09-282015-09-282010-11Ferreira, I.W., 2010, ‘Buddhist mysticism and philosophy’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 66(1), Art. #993, 1 page. DOI: 10.4102/hts.v66i1.993.0259-9422 (print)2072-8050 (online)10.4102/hts.v66i1.993http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50079Book review : Turning-points in Buddhist mysticism and philosophy / Jacobus S. Kruger. ISBN: 978-0-6203-9731-5. Publisher: Aurora Press, New Mexico, pp. 192.The contemplative traditions of all the mayor religions have struggled with the relationship between the true Self and the ego-self and with the interior and exterior of Reality. Most wisdom teachings, at one stage or the other, have rejected the ego, thoughts or personality as a case of mistaken identity and the ‘world’ as an illusion. The True Self is the one who witnesses or observes everything and who cannot be identified with the observed.en© 2010. The Authors. Licensee: OpenJournals Publishing. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.BuddhistMysticismPhilosophyArticle