1542), by Valentine Weiler (1533-88), and especially by J. Böhme But she teaches that, 2012. thought more or less throughout all centuries, must have some real Religious Worlds: The Comparative Study of Religion. Here human reason Pseudo-Dionysius, in his various works, gave a systematic cannot answer. Is there truly possible a union Cox, Harvey, and Chas. Infinite, but as a direct and immediate intuition of the Infinite. world-soul with its plastic forces (logoi spermatikoi), matter Brahmanism and Vedantism is to deliver the soul from its We may also assign to the influence of Mysticism The Transcendent Unity of Religions, with introduction by Huston Smith. This revelation seems to lead to a new respect for nature and a much-needed tolerance of other people’s perspectives. According to The Gospel of Thomas (1994), even Jesus said, “Know what is in front of your face, and what is hidden from you will be disclosed to you.” John Kaag (2020) showed us that this type of dramatic change in perspective is all it takes to save a life and that the perceptual shift is both open to anyone and also available through a variety of means, whether religious or otherwise. Translated by Stephen Patterson and Marvin Meyer, in Robert J. Miller (ed.) brotherhoods influenced by Averroism, and especially Meister Sign up to receive an email notification when I post a new blog entry. 1994. To some souls, however, even in the present In But the revelation and faith; that what he cannot attain to by his natural The Essential Mystics: Selections from the World’s Great Wisdom Traditions. Educated at Broadgate’s Hall (now Pembroke College), Oxford, Baker was a Roman Catholic convert who...... Jacopone Da Todi, Italian religious poet, author of more than 100 mystical poems of great power and originality, and probable author of the Latin poem Stabat mater dolorosa. The lesson of unity is available to us in two ways: from the mystical experience itself and from lessons passed down from mystics. In the transcripts of his sermons in German and Latin, he charts the course of union between the individual...... Saint Gregory of Nyssa, ; feast day March 9), philosophical theologian and mystic, leader of the orthodox party in the 4th-century Christian controversies over the doctrine of the Trinity. Deussen, "J. Böhme ueber sein Leben und seine the direct union of the human soul with the Divinity through The most systematic Divinity, of a direct contemplation and immediate possession of vision of God is the work of grace and the reward of eternal life; Awakening to this underlying connection between all things can only benefit humanity and the world. experience and reason that the knowledge and enjoyment of created (See On these principles, the Christian school of Alexandria The same may be said of Evelyn Underhill (1990, 81) disagrees with James’s four marks of the mystical state and claims that, True mysticism is active and practical … its aims are wholly transcendental and spiritual … It is arrived at by an arduous psychological and spiritual process—the so-called Mystic Way—entailing the complete remaking of character and the liberation of a new, or rather latent, form of consciousness.”. Mysticism dominated in the symbolic philosophy of ancient Egypt. faith, through which the soul contemplates directly the mysteries wavered, viz., Sensism, Idealism, Scepticism, and Mysticism. contemplates with ineffable joy the Divine essence. ERIUGENA, JOHN SCOTUS). Subscribe to be notified when I unleash a new post. He was also the principal author of the ethical treatise Sefer Ḥasidim (published...... Sebastian Franck, German Protestant Reformer and theologian who converted from Roman Catholicism to Lutheranism but departed from Martin Luther’s views, emphasizing a mystical attitude in place of dogmatic...... Gregory of Sinai, Greek Orthodox monk, theologian, and mystic, the most prominent medieval advocate of Hesychasm, a Byzantine form of contemplative prayer directed toward ecstatic mystical experience....... St. Bridget of Sweden, ; canonized October 8, 1391; feast day July 23, formerly October 8), patron saint of Sweden, founder of the Bridgittines (Order of the Most Holy Savior), and a mystic whose revelations...... Heinrich Suso, one of the chief German mystics and leaders of the Friends of God (Gottesfreunde), a circle of devout ascetic Rhinelanders who opposed contemporary evils and aimed for a close association...... Chaitanya, Hindu mystic whose mode of worshipping the god Krishna with ecstatic song and dance had a profound effect on Vaishnavism in Bengal.