Mysticism Case

Men's awareness of God is rooted from the mystical states of consciousness that is hardly or not even explainable by facts or logic. It diverts is way from other mystical states because unlike them, its characteristics that cannot be supported by science. Its examples range from the simplest to the most extreme cases: from a phenomenon of having been in that same time, place, and situation before to a Scripture having a mystical illumination. But it seems that even music and poetry have difficulties in putting these experiences across the realm of the known. It can be fathomed that poetry and music bears witness to the ideality of the concept, as much as alcohol intoxication transgresses to the concept of reality. However in the case of alcohol intoxication, it really can trigger the coming of mystical state of consciousness. Even if it crosses the border of reality, believers would not go against this because it is a way to communing with God.

Mystical states of consciousness are applied to religion as elements of methodical cultivation. They have been seen in Buddhism, Christianity and other religions but these states vary differently in each creed. They would greatly affect the belief of the people experiencing it. Even so, it would not change the impossibility of ordinary words to denote these states. This is because mystical experiences infinitely excels beyond what words can mean. It is somewhat a matter of personal experience that can neither be passed on to nor can it be experienced by everyone, and that is the main reason why it cannot be accepted as true or valid.

The intellectual content of mysticism depends on the truth or falsity of the inspirations. But one idea presented is that we study on mysticism because it may have some light on truth. Even so, it can lead to two different philosophical directions that can be melded towards our oneness with God.

Religious experience is a moral mystery that can be linked and combined with intellectual mystery in mystical writings. There is no assurance of truth for mystical experiences, but to those who believe in them there is no reason to doubt because they have experienced it. Whether they are under influence of something that can thwart what they sense or not, the subjects of mystical experiences are themselves totally convinced by them. Still, there is no reason why other people should share that conviction: different subjects' experiences generate different messages.

The existence of mystical experiences prevents us from rejecting out of hand the possibility of a world beyond our senses. These sorts of experiences make us loosely aware of the possibility of things beyond our ordinary perceptions, but it can also reveal fragments of the truth. Sometimes it may even stand as the truth itself; whatever the case may be, we should be sensitive even to these unusuals.

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