John Beasley wrote:
> What I do continue to challenge in this forum, with a notable lack of
response, is whether
> those who espouse mysticism are speaking from the other side of this
barrier, or are
> intellectualising about mysticism. If they are talking about their ideas of
mystic unity, then to
> me that is just theology, and those ideas are fair game; if, however, they
are coming from
> experience, even though I do not share it, I respect it, though I am
frustrated by it
David Lind replies:
so....to answer this, as a part-time mystic (smile) i believe the
Frank Zappa quote sums it up well: "Talking about music is like
dancing about architecture". i think the same applies to mystical
experiences. one can try to explain it, but it is an EXPERIENCE. the
minute you try to explain it (with intellectual tools) it gets lost
somewhat. but, when i do discuss mystical experiences, it's from the
experiences i have, not the theory or concept of mysticism.
Shalom
David Lind
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