Hi Squad,
Glove said:
>there really is a deep
>underlying mysticism at work in the universe that is recognizable whenever
>reality is penetrated deeply enough.
Mary wrote:
I'm getting pretty confused again (I seem to stay that way a lot since I
started participating in the group <grin>). My personal static intellectual
patterns are asking me to go back to the basics when trying to understand
something new, so I'd like to ask for input on how to define mysticism and
reality. The dictionary here beside the computer is no help:
Mysticism - Consciousness of transcendent reality or of God through deep
meditation or contemplation.
Reality - The quality or state of being actual or true. One that exists
objectively.
As you can see, these definitions taken together seem to beg the question of
each other, and even more confusing is the introduction of transcendent
reality into the definition of mysticism. Does transcendent reality really
mean a reality that transcends reality? Since reality is defined as being
actual or true, then the definition of mysticism seems to imply that there
is something that is more true than true and more actual than actual.
Mary, i am an admitted mystic and yet i believe there is no reason why that
implies an opposition to logical reality. both are metaphors of experience
and nothing more. however, the mystic recognizes there is more at work in
reality than we are able to perceive and turn into logically cognitive
thoughts. if you want to call that a transcendental reality, one that is
deeper than our everyday reality, i suppose you would be right.
the problem of objectivity is so extremely complex i hesitate to comment on
it at this time. hopefully we will have that as a PROGRAM one of these
months and can go into it further at that time.
comfort levels, or static latches, are, in my opinion, the biggest
opposition we all face when exploring the reality we find ourselves
inhabiting. we are comfortable in our knowing and that is most difficult to
overcome, in fact, its nearly impossible. but there is "something" that
continually challenges me to make the effort, and whether i call that
"something" Dynamic Quality, Implicate Order, zen Mind, or God makes no
difference at all really. whatever makes for the most comfort, individually,
is what makes the most sense, in my opinion of course.
many best wishes,
glove
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