An intriguing conversation about mysticism in this globalized interspiritual world today.
Category: philosophy
The Tension between Absolute Knowing and Mystical Uncertainty
Can we know anything absolutely? Is there an absolute objective truth out there? What does mysticism say about this?
The Body-Mind is a Temporary Form of our Divine Identity
Is the body an essential part of our true Self? Or is it like a temporary temple for the Divine to live?
Super Natural, not Supernatural or Unnatural
What is God's relationship with nature? Is God supernatural or natural? Or both?
Science versus Spirituality? A False Dualism
In the debate between science (or materialism) and spirituality, there are few who embrace both sides of the coin, who can see that they are One.
The Mysticism of Relativity and the Absolute
Some thoughts on how we live in a relative world, which is an expression of a deeper divine Absolute.
The Radical Irony of Mystical Experience: The Overview Effect of the Divine
The ironies and paradoxes run high and deep in mystical experience. Here is some of what I've experienced.
The Glory of God is Consciousness
A reinterpretation of a revelation to Joseph Smith on the glory of God.
The Mysticism of “Past Lives” or “Premortality”: Two Perspectives
Did we live before this life? Many religions say so, secular minds often say no, but could there be validity to both?
A Mystical Reinterpretation of the Mormon (Christian) view of the Nature of God
This is my response to a recent video produced by the LDS Church on the nature of God. My reinterpretation moves away from the supernatural dualistic interpretation, towards a more immanent nondualistic interpretation of the Divine.