Or phrased differently, what type of route to mysticism appeals to you?
Experienced all three at various times, don't "favor" one over another necessarily.
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Or phrased differently, what type of route to mysticism appeals to you?
Experienced all three at various times, don't "favor" one over another necessarily.
And thank you for starting it, brother Vouthon! I was very glad to see you pop up on this siteThank you brother Shiranui, for participating in the thread! :bow:
And thank you for starting it, brother Vouthon! I was very glad to see you pop up on this site
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- Pope Pius XI, 1927 (cf. Radio Replies, Volume 2, pp. 76).
I answered "a combination of 2 or more" with the two being "ordinary" and "other", but it could really be any of them depending on the situation. I think that is what is great about "mysticism", its not boxed in.
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Rather, I have a sort of unconscious experience. In the light of the sun, all things are plain and mundane, and in the dim reflected light of the moon there are lots of shapes and silhouettes that are seen. Anyway, I would roughly box it in by calling it a sort of empathic mysticism, but I hate when New-Agey people come up with neat little names for psychic and mystical things and then make it into an actual term, so im only casually referring to it as that for the sake of explanation.
There's nothing mysticaland special about it in that way. It is what it is.
Ordinary. I'm being drawn to certain authors and works: Thich Nhat Hanh, Alan Watts, the Tao Te Ching and Hua Hu Ching, the Gospel of Thomas, and others, which are opening my eyes and mind ala Brother Lawrence.
You might want to reconsider:So many believe mysticism is about rituals and fancy materialistic displays of worship and divine revelation.
Mysticism is only compatible to gnosis. Without knowing there is no mysticism. Knowledge is key to this and true mystical experiences are found within the obtainment of knowledge through understanding and learning.
I agree regarding the dogmatism. I'm still trying to figure out ritualism, so I can't comment on that.It is not found in ritualism or dogmatism.
You might want to reconsider:
The Cucumber Sage
I agree regarding the dogmatism. I'm still trying to figure out ritualism, so I can't comment on that.
Nope. However, recognizing that you are ignorant is a key part to being open to gain knowledge. (If you think you know it all, you have a closed mind, which is antithetical to mysticism, imo.)So you are saying the recession of knowledge is key to mysticism? This is like saying ignorance is the key to being successful in school .
LOLRitualism or materialistic emphasis is what I am referring to. If you think inhaling smoke and swinging pendulums is mysticism then I am afraid that person falls under the "Spooky Language" category.