Below is a link to a paper written by Dr. Markides and published in The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology,…
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“WHY DOES SPIRITUAL AWAKENING REQUIRE A SHIFT IN OUR SPIRITUAL PRIORITIES?” – RAM DASS
It doesn’t. Humans have no say in the matter in my experience. Humans don’t have any choice. Reality doles…
ENIGMATIC GURUS – a boon?
Why are gurus of mysticism sometimes so enigmatic? The older generations of gurus seem to be more enigmatic than…
EASY DOES IT – bad teachers?
Easy Does It This essay so agrees with my prejudices on the subject of spontaneous mystical experiences of Reality (MER)…
COMMUNITY
“Spirituality is primarily individual not communal. In perfection, community need not exist so doesn’t. The experience of Reality is…
William James on Consciousness and the Four Features of Transcendent Experiences – downloaded from “Brain Pickings”.
Strongly recommended – A must, clarifying read for those who haven’t yet come across scientist William James’ seminal introduction to…
Waking Up – Steve Taylor Ph.D.
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Are spiritual experiences becoming more common? What are spiritual experiences? I don’t think of them in…
BECOMING A MYSTIC: Marooned
A Follower asks where he can find an account of my mystic experiences on this Blog. There are hints and…
“YOU ARE NOT YOUR BODY, YOU ARE NOT EVEN YOUR MIND?”
“Not only can matter not account for the mind, but mind is needed to account for matter.” – Leibniz An email…
A MYSTIC’S RULES FOR LIFE?
In MER, Mystical Experience of Reality, there are no rules. In Reality all is as it should be. There, mystics…
QUESTIONER: “DID YOU SEE GOD?”
FOLLOWER: Did you see God? ANSWER: I wouldn’t call it God. In my present state of development plus what…
MYSTICS AND RELIGION
Historically, mystics had no choice but to be in a religion – or else! Even so, they were tortured, incarcerated,…
MYSTICS IN MODERN TIMES
“Traditionalists say that there can be no mystics in modern times. Our lives are too complex for anyone to seek…
ANSWER TO A REQUEST FOR A MEETING
“I don’t think you would get much out of me in your human quest to thrive and survive. “My…
THE ART OF TRANSCENDENCE: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE COMMON ELEMENTS OF TRANSPERSONAL PRACTICES
We must close our eyes and invoke a new manner of seeing … a wakefulness that is the birthright of…
Mystical Experiences of Reality 