Does mysticism mandate theism? Or can one be an atheistic mystic? Is mysticism either theistic or atheistic, or something else?
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God is the Transcendent IN the Immanent
The Transcendent isn't somewhere else or something else, but is the divine ground within all things, the empty essence from which all things arise and take on form.
When New Thoughts Conflict with Old Thoughts
Some thoughts about our thoughts, about their relative nature, their complementary nature, and how even seemingly contradictory thoughts may both be valid in a transcendent sense.
The Problem with Traditional Proselytism: A Mystical Perspective
The traditional goal of proselytism is to convert people to an institution and its ways, but there is a deeper conversion that often gets overlooked and overshadowed that has nothing to do with institutions.
1 Corinthians 12:12-31 BHT: The One and the Many
Paul talks about "Christ" as the One, and persons as the parts that make up that One.
The Inverse Proportional Paradox of Seeing Outwardly and Inwardly
It seems the more we see outwardly, the less we see inwardly? Some thoughts on the nature of the veil.
D&C 121:34-46 BHT: The Ego and Spiritual Influence
A translation of Joseph Smith's insights, about the power of spiritual influence, and how it can easily be lost by ego.
God “Pointed”/”Touched” Joseph Smith’s Eyes in the First Vision, Revealing the “Beloved Son” in Him
I suggest that details in the accounts show that Joseph Smith experienced theosis or divinization in the First Vision, realizing his Oneness in God, or Christ living in him.
Is it possible to “know” an Absolute, like God?
Is the human mind capable of comprehending any absolute? I suggest no. And yet, there is a way of "knowing" the Absolute.
Trinitarian Symbolism in terms of other Metaphysical Philosophy, Theology, and Science
The Christian Trinitarian formula has been expressed in many other ways throughout history, including in secular disciplines. Here are some possible correlations.