‘ALL IS WELL’ v. ‘WOKE’?

The late British Lord Sacks was an Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, theologian, author, peer and public figure. As the spiritual head of … More

MANIPULATIVE?

Question: Your posts seem deliberately terse, brief. Is this accidental or deliberate? Answer: Deliberate. Interestingly, another reader of this Blog … More

KNOWING YOU’RE CALLED

Q:  How do you know you’re called? A: I think the description of someone being ‘called’ is an inaccurate human … More

SHEDDING FEAR OF LETTING GO

One of this web page’s followers commented in a personal email that, “Perhaps my problem has been my fear and … More

EXPERIENCE V. OPINION

QUESTION: You say you have no doubts about your mystical experiences and that has given you “the certainty of one … More

SPIRITUAL DOUBT.

By retired surgeon Anthony Good, a follower of mysticexperiences.net Introduction: This is a remarkable first person document of lasting value … More

NOT BEING FAMOUS

QUESTION: Why aren’t you famous? ANSWER: In my mind, I am! LOL! But seriously, I started this blog and published … More

CRITICISED FOR USING THE TERM, ‘MERE HUMANS’

QUESTION:  You have been criticised for using the term “mere humans” in your posts.  Does this indicate bias, bigotry, or prejudice against … More

QUESTION: How Do You Know Your Mystical Experiences Of Reality Are True?

QUESTION: How do you know your mystical experiences of Reality are true? ANSWER: Because of the ineffable but undeniable, implacable, … More

SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE

Some buddhists say buddhism cannot be understood without direct experience. This is certainly true of the Reality of all existence … More

I WAS THAT. I DO NOT INTEND TO RETURN By Anthony Garner, zenothestoic.com

  Last night was a night of my soul, but not a dark one. I am aware where true happiness … More

CORRECTION!

Some time ago I pondered aloud in these pages about whether the natural time had come to stop writing the … More

DISCERNMENT 

Explaining A Mystic. Me:  Thank you for your introduction to the current affairs essayist. I’m not much interested in worldy … More

SPONTANEOUS AWAKENING EXPERIENCES: BEYOND RELIGION AND SPIRITUAL PRACTICE

By: Steve Taylor, M. Sc., PGCE Leeds, United Kingdom This academic paper appears to describe the experience of my spontaneous, … More

120 ACADEMIC PAPERS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE MENTIONED ‘MYSTIC EXPERIENCES OF REALITY’ SO FAR SINCE PUBLICATION

Can you help? Every day Academia.edu send me notification of up to seven mentions a day of my name being … More