All Blog Posts Tagged 'Mysticism' (10)

A divine formula?

Albert Einstein revolutionized physics with his Special Theory of Relativity. His formula, E=mc², states that energy equals mass at the speed of light squared. Perhaps we can reinterpret that formula to help clarify the correlation between…

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Added by Ron Krumpos on May 5, 2013 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Religious Traditions and Money Idolatry versus Immortality

These issues of the relationships between the providence supplied via money, and our concerns with respect of sustaining conscious thought in regard for real immortality, are a kurnel of real faith, that is very often that most difficult to teach. Christianity is not a form of idolatry, and neither did George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, (whose allegorical writing is what gave my body the shock it intends, for my Spiritual Awakening to proceed), intend to be establishing any kind of…

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Added by Rebekah on May 2, 2013 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

The divine is not...

Scriptures, theologians and many religious leaders tell us what the divine is by listing grandiose attributes. Most mystics worship personal aspects of the divine, but they also speak of what it is not. Many of…

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Added by Ron Krumpos on April 28, 2013 at 2:30pm — No Comments

The big picture

We often bring our own baggage to this life’s experiences and are so concerned with how we appear that we cannot clearly observe what is directly in front of us, nor what is happening all around us. Some call this tunnel vision; mystics call it spiritual ignorance. When you gaze at life with dark glasses of your self, through lenses that are clouded with your ego and individuality,…

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Added by Ron Krumpos on April 21, 2013 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Some differences

(True mysticism transcends the diversity of religions)

Mystics’ experiences may be quite similar, still their techniques and interpretations varied. Reading about mysticism in Buddhism,…

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Added by Ron Krumpos on April 13, 2013 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Looking beyond

The divine is in you; you are not as yet in the divine. The greatest achievement in life is living in the infinite and eternal within us. Seeking the absolute and ultimate—the mystical quest—is a part of everyone’s life, still we seldom consciously and actively participate in it. You must truly believe in divine oneness and the possibility of reuniting in this life.…

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Added by Ron Krumpos on April 7, 2013 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Reality is One

Divine Reality is infinitely here and eternally now, not within the spatial or temporal constraints of earthly realities. No words can ever describe ultimate Reality, yet a single word might suffice: One. Some people call it omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent; some mystics speak of the One* underlying the many, the Real within…

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Added by Ron Krumpos on March 31, 2013 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Mysticism is not...

Many people, including some leaders of Western religions, think that mysticism is either nonsense, heretical or both. They are only partially correct, may just misunderstand, or refuse to accept it.

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Added by Ron Krumpos on March 17, 2013 at 6:00pm — 7 Comments

Our different worlds

Every person lives in different worlds at various phases of their life. Our feelings, conceptions and perceptions may vary in each of those worlds. Parents look at many situations unlike their children; a reversal of their own much earlier experiences. In youth we saw things from simpler points of view than we do in our later…

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Added by Ron Krumpos on January 2, 2013 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Christian Mysticism is a Solo Journey

This solo mystical journey evolves from location to position, from view to vision onward towards total understanding. It is passed from mind to mind, a flame passed from candle to candle. There is nothing to buy, join or donate. A Christian vision beyond personality opens the eye to a new awareness, cultivating good qualities, internal clarity and introspection. It encourages one to believe the truth that is experienced and not necessarily to join. When one is tired of reading the menu, it…

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Added by Soma on May 19, 2011 at 1:19pm — 10 Comments