The word mysticism is a lot like the word metaphysics; it doesn't mean what most people think it means. The word mysticism carries with it a lot of baggage that must be left behind before one can begin to grasp its true meaning and significance. Mysticism is not meditation; it is not channeling; it is not ESP, it is not strictly an Asian concept. It is, as Webster's New World Dictionary defines it: “The belief in direct or intuitive attainment of communion with God or of spiritual truths.” There is no dogma here, no rites of initiation, no lunatic fringe stuff at all. Mysticism is the belief in direct communion with the basic principle of the universe – you can call it God, Allah, the Tao, Buddha-Nature, Gia, or whatever. The name you pick is not important; I call it God.
On the logical necessity of mysticism, Part 1
On the logical necessity of mysticism, Part 1
On the logical necessity of mysticism, Part 1
The word mysticism is a lot like the word metaphysics; it doesn't mean what most people think it means. The word mysticism carries with it a lot of baggage that must be left behind before one can begin to grasp its true meaning and significance. Mysticism is not meditation; it is not channeling; it is not ESP, it is not strictly an Asian concept. It is, as Webster's New World Dictionary defines it: “The belief in direct or intuitive attainment of communion with God or of spiritual truths.” There is no dogma here, no rites of initiation, no lunatic fringe stuff at all. Mysticism is the belief in direct communion with the basic principle of the universe – you can call it God, Allah, the Tao, Buddha-Nature, Gia, or whatever. The name you pick is not important; I call it God.