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Category: ENLIGHTENMENT
ARE ENLIGHTENMENT AND TRANSCENDENCE ALTERED STATES?
This is the title of an interview on Closer To Truth on YouTube. I didn’t watch the interview for the … More
SCIENCE CAN’T EXPLAIN MYSTICISM SO SHOULDN’T BOTHER?
We review an article by Dr Chris Fields, Physicist, multidisciplinary scientist, author, in IAI News – changing how the world … More
DISCERNMENT
Explaining A Mystic. Me: Thank you for your introduction to the current affairs essayist. I’m not much interested in worldy … More
OLD FASHIONED UNIVERSITY HYPERINTELLECTUALISING OF GOD VS. AN EVOLUTIONARY REBOOTING?
“… the hyperintellectualisation and rationalisation of ‘God’ appears to be ignoring the fundamental experiential aspect that MER and other forms … More
ADVICE TO ONE OF THIS BLOG’S FOLLOWERS
I’m sorry if I was cryptic. It was against all my instincts to say anything at all (check out the … More
MYSTICISM versus THE INNOCENCE OF EVIL?
Contemplatives from eight different religious traditions—Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Islamic, Native American, Russian Orthodox, Protestant, and Roman Catholic—met at St. … More
CUTTING-EDGE SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE OF TRANSCENDENCE, ENLIGHTENMENT
Go to Closertotruth.com then choose ARE ENLIGHTENMENT & TRANSCENDENCE ALTERED STATES? Then choose Dr. Roger Walsh. WARNING: Those without … More
MYSTICAL JOURNEY’S END?
“Things here are but signs that show to the wise how the Supreme God is known; the enlightened sage reading … More
“CLEVER” MER IS NOT A SCIENCE
The mystical experience of Reality is not a human science. It isn’t reproducible, as science demands. It does reproduce, … More
THE SILENT BUDDHA
A pratyekabuddha or paccekabuddha (Sanskrit and Pali, respectively), literally “a lone buddha”, “a buddha on their own” or “a private … More
THE INTERNET CHRISTIAN v. “ME”!
That dratted word, “my”. A Christian on the Internet objects to the use of “my” – as in when I … More
WHO LOOKS OUTSIDE?
“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” – Carl Jung Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and … More
THE BRAIN AND MYSTICISM: A BRIEF LOOK
By David Robertson – Publisher of A Perennial Follower, where this post originally appeared. Right off the bat, … More
REVIEW: “AM I A MYSTIC? TEN TELLTALE SIGNS YOU MIGHT BE”
A review of Cara Hebert’s article “Am I a Mystic?”, published on GAIA.com This review précises an article that first … More
Mystical Experiences of Reality 