Many mystics describe seeing a bright light in their experiences. What is that?
Category: psychology
What Will I Feel Like After Death?
The answer may be found in the question, in the identification of the "I." Who we think we are and who we really are affects how we consider life after death, and what we will thus "feel" there.
The Mystical Impasse in the Unification of Dualistic Physics
General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics are at polar odds with each other, and many physicists are trying to reconcile them in a grand unified theory. Perhaps they are not meant to be unified. Maybe unity is found elsewhere.
No-Self in the East, in the Bible, and Book of Mormon
The Eastern idea of "no-self" is confusing to Westerners, but I think the same concept can be found in our Western traditions, just known by different terms.
God is the Consciousness that is Always Present in Us
God is always present, but our thought-filled minds become veiled from recognizing that Presence.
Luke 20:34-38 BHT: Marriage and the Resurrection
A new translation of Jesus' words about marriage and the resurrection.
Pure Consciousness is True Self, Ultimate Reality, and Absolute Truth
A state of consciousness which is purified of all thought forms seems to be identical to the Ultimate Reality/Truth.
Patriotism as Ethnocentrism? A Mystical Perspective
Should we encourage patriotism in and for our country? What might mysticism say about that?
Apprehending the Infinite in the Finite?
Is it possible for us, as finite beings, to experience the Infinite? How?
Confessions quote, BHT: My Late Love!
A famous quote from St. Augustine's Confessions, newly translated.