To see God in a moment of madness is not revelation but merely a hallucination.
Though the mad do not know God any more than the faithful. Were one to ask the mad about seeing God, there might not be a coherent answer. If the mad could write about their experience, their journals would remain incoherent.
Yet, to see God is truly a wondrous thing if it transcends all madness, leaving one absolutely sane.
Rare is such a person who has been granted by God to see Him. Few of us know how this blessed event occurs. Some of them even call the event a mystery.
Though the mystery is no hallucination to the person who has come upon this mystery. He may even be inspired to speak about it, and perhaps write his thoughts about the mysticism known as "seeing God".
This is the difference between mysticism and religious obsession.
Other terms for "seeing God" include "experiencing the divine", "being blessed", "satori", and "quiet abiding." Few people will share this experience with other people who are not open-minded to such matters.
Instead, such mysticism can only be appreciated by like-minded people who encourage it.
Originally posted: August 28, 2007 6:19 PM PDT
Showing posts with label Mysticism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mysticism. Show all posts
20130305
Schizophrenia and Mysticism (Bibliographic Essay)
Schizophrenia and Mysticism is an essay which links schizophrenia with mysticism.
Mystic religions include Sufi, Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah and Hasidism), Zen, Gnosticism and similar faiths.
Most people display a sarcastic derision of mysticism.
The reason is that they cannot unravel the mystery into its basic components, due to ignorance and prejudice.
At the root of mysticism is truth. It isn't that complicated at all. It just needs an open mind.
It is possible for a person to have a mystic vision consisting of angels and celestial beings propitiating them like the Buddha.
Erowid is also a good website to get information on Gnosticism.
Originally posted: June 1, 2005 2134H
Update posted: March 5, 2013 2355H
Mystic religions include Sufi, Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah and Hasidism), Zen, Gnosticism and similar faiths.
Most people display a sarcastic derision of mysticism.
The reason is that they cannot unravel the mystery into its basic components, due to ignorance and prejudice.
At the root of mysticism is truth. It isn't that complicated at all. It just needs an open mind.
It is possible for a person to have a mystic vision consisting of angels and celestial beings propitiating them like the Buddha.
Erowid is also a good website to get information on Gnosticism.
Originally posted: June 1, 2005 2134H
Update posted: March 5, 2013 2355H
20130210
My Dharma is Against the Stream
Buddha said: my dharma is against the stream.
This old fool says: I have no dharma but Buddha's,
And even that, I practice poorly and incorrectly.
Were I to have my own dharma, it is certain that it would be New Age, even though most of my practice would bee similar to Chinese Pure Land Buddhism.
Since I only have an intellectual understanding of Tibetan Buddhism, it boggles my mind to consider practicing any of it on my own without a Vajrayana guru to guide me.
That is, if I could afford the cost of going for Vajrayana.
However, I see Vajrayana through Buddha eyes too. From what they could see, Tibetan Buddhism is similar to Shingon School of Japanese Buddhism.
What this means is mysticism combined with something called mikkyo, which consists of chanting dharanis and mantras.
Hopefully that that's all done in Shingon for the same reason why I chanting: to prepare myself for rebirth in the Pure Land of Bliss.
This old fool says: I have no dharma but Buddha's,
And even that, I practice poorly and incorrectly.
Were I to have my own dharma, it is certain that it would be New Age, even though most of my practice would bee similar to Chinese Pure Land Buddhism.
Since I only have an intellectual understanding of Tibetan Buddhism, it boggles my mind to consider practicing any of it on my own without a Vajrayana guru to guide me.
That is, if I could afford the cost of going for Vajrayana.
However, I see Vajrayana through Buddha eyes too. From what they could see, Tibetan Buddhism is similar to Shingon School of Japanese Buddhism.
What this means is mysticism combined with something called mikkyo, which consists of chanting dharanis and mantras.
Hopefully that that's all done in Shingon for the same reason why I chanting: to prepare myself for rebirth in the Pure Land of Bliss.
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