NO! Absolutely not. Not even as an entheogen! – a psychoactive plant or chemical used to experience the Mystical Experience … More
Category: MYSTICS
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
INTUITION
A baffled medical specialist came looking for me at the hospital coffee shop to demand, in my mid-sip: “You’re a … More
MYSTICISM, PRACTICAL V. THEORETICAL?
“Mysticism is practical, not theoretical.” – Evelyn Underhill Evelyn Underhill in “Mysticism: The nature and development of spiritual consciousness”, Oxford 1994, … More
ACADEMIA POURING OUT CONJECTURE ON MYSTICISM
Academia.edu tells me the web page has found 25,450 papers on comparative mysticism written by academics in leading universities around … More
MYSTICISM A FORM OF KNOWLEDGE NOT FELT BY THE RATIONAL MIND?
I can think of no better definition of mysticism than that I found in a comment by Anna Nimm on a website … 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
TRUE ENLIGHTENMENT?
Q. I have a question that worries me. A. Yes? Q. You say ordinary study and lifestyle, different methods … More
HUMANS ARE ONLY USEFUL TO A MYSTIC OR SEEKERS BECAUSE…
Humans are only useful to a mystic or seekers because they lay down warning boundaries between human impermanences such … More
HUMAN CLUTTER VERSUS ULTIMATE REALITY
A Follower who feels he is a mystic has sent me emails on how Ultimate Reality is made up … More
SUMMARY Of BLOG’S CONCLUSIONS SO FAR
This Blog is a summation of a lifetime’s experiences and personal development as the result of multiple, spontaneous yearly experiences … 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
THE EXISTENCE OF “CONSCIOUSNESS”
“The existence of both cosmos and consciousness, each in its own way, constitute deep problems, perhaps grand mysteries beyond human … More
MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES OF REALITY: VOLUNTARY OR NOT?
Long-time follower of this Blog, Ron Krumpos, starts the debate. Ron has degrees in philosophy from Northwestern University, Lucknow … More
MYSTICS AND CONSCIOUSNESS II
The consciousness of the MER I refer to (see Mystics and Consciousness Part I) seems unique to mystics. It … More
Mystical Experiences of Reality 