Not necessarily. In my experience, there are those who have had spontaneous mystical experiences that have been successful walking a mystical path.
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What is your view of the socalled Mystical path within religions?
- Thread starter Spirit of Light
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Not necessarily. In my experience, there are those who have had spontaneous mystical experiences that have been successful walking a mystical path.
That was mystical
Indeed. I think sometimes people tend to just overthink things when the answer is right in front of their face (not saying you are; just making a general statement).
Just to clarify my previous post with a couple of useful definitions:
Mystic: one who has had a mystical experience
Non-mystic: one who has not had a mystical experience
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
Sounded a bit like sadguru (youtube mystic)
There are at least a handful on this very forum that have had a mystical experience at some point in this life.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
WUTOr there would no longer be a practical use for religion as we know it.
No need for religion What happens to Religious forums then
How rude....
WUT
What happens to Religious forums then
How rude....
Quite simple, really. We just change the name to ".............."
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
Ummh please join the forum " "
What is the forum about
Its about " "
That will not wurk.......
Ummh please join the forum " "
What is the forum about
Its about " "
That will not wurk.......
Nothing to join. One is one with all forums, and all forums are one.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
The oneness of forumsNothing to join. One is one with all forums, and all forums are one.
Will that work for Baha'is
The oneness of forums
Will that work for Baha'is
Not sure. We will have to wait for one of our Baha'i brethren to respond.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
Whoops
did not think of that..
Guitar's Cry
Disciple of Pan
All for it! It allows someone to access meaning beyond the dogmas.
Native
Free Natural Philosopher & Comparative Mythologist
IMO there are no "mystical paths" as all "religious informations" comes from natural observations as well as from intuitive spiritual informations of the creation, just as described in the global first religious traditions of Shamanism.
Its all just simple and normal informations which isn´t mystic at all.
Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
When I think mystical I get a bit fuzzy with terms and phrases that describes a person's experience within is vague. I'm more action-based focus than reflective within-base. Puting thoughts to action.
I'm not sure if that's mystical. When I think of it I think 1970s or 80s in the states where they dressed in tiedie and singing koonbiya. Totally cool.
I'm not quite sure of mystical paths different than dogmatic in their purpose just how they practice and individual people's practices.
I'd be neutral if I chose mysticism.
For Hinduism... the organized religion with its traditions and rituals is the cloak while mysticism is the body.
Wildswanderer
Veteran Member
I guess that depends on what you mean by the mystical paths?
As a believer in reincarnation there will always be those aided by the lower rungs of the ladder. The human world is not all 'mystics' and is intended to be a climbing experience.Or there would no longer be a practical use for religion as we know it.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
An example can be Gnosticism in Christianity or Sufism in Islam, but there are of course other paths too
Wildswanderer
Veteran Member
I reject gnosticism but seeking God is a mystical journey regardless.
All those who believe in a Holy Spirit filled salvation are mystics IMO.