Mystics In Spite Of Themselves

Author : R. A. Herrera
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 133 pages
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Release : 2010-03-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780802848611

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Mystics in Spite of Themselves by R. A. Herrera Pdf

Most people think that mystics pursue lives of solitude, sequestering themselves away from society in order to dwell solely on God without distraction. In fact, says R. A. Herrera, few who actively engage the world are found among the mystics. However, in Mystics in Spite of Themselves, he examines the lives of four prominent and historically relevant men who broke that rule: Augustine (354 430), Gregory (540 604), Anselm (1033 1109), and Ramon Llull (1233 1315). Though separated from the hermitage, desert, or cell that they may have craved, they are still rightly called mystics. / Herrera brings to life the tumultuous times in which these men lived, and explores what kind of challenges they faced the burdens of work, ill health, and the longing for a different kind of life. Nevertheless, these four men were thinkers and writers who had a powerful impact on their worlds as well as on the history of spirituality. They proved it was possible to be involved in the world without being immersed in it, to be engaged in earthly particulars while also keeping their minds and hearts on higher things.

Author : John Tauler,Aeterna Press
Publisher : Aeterna Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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John Tauler Collection [2 Books] by John Tauler,Aeterna Press Pdf

Author : John Tauler,Aeterna Press
Publisher : Aeterna Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Inner Way by John Tauler,Aeterna Press Pdf

We read in St John’s Gospel that St John the Baptist was standing, and two of his disciples, (one of them being Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother), and, when he saw Jesus pass by, he said: “Behold the Lamb of God.” The two disciples heard that, and saw them following, and said unto them: “What seek ye?” They said unto Him, “Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Master), where dwellest thou?” He saith unto them; “Come and see.” Aeterna Press

Author : Evelyn Underhill
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781447488583

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Practical Mysticism - A Little Book for Normal People by Evelyn Underhill Pdf

Published in the first weeks of the Great War, this volume offers a practical guide to all who desire to enhance their lives by accessing their spiritual powers. Practical Mysticism presents Evelyn Underhill’s theory that the spiritual life is not restricted to people of particular capability or talent, but that everyone possesses the ability to access their spiritual power. First published in 1914, this volume brought hope and peace to people at a time when they needed it most. The contents of this volume features: - What is Mysticism? - The World of Reality - The Preparation of the Mystic Meditation and Recollection - Self-Adjustment Love and Will - The First Form of Contemplation - The Second Form of Contemplation - The Third Form of Contemplation - The Mystical Life

Author : Evelyn Underhill
Publisher : Image
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1990-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780385416313

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Mysticism by Evelyn Underhill Pdf

First published in 1911, Mysticism remains the classic in its field and was lauded by The Princeton Theological Review as "brilliantly written [and] illuminated with numerous well-chosen extracts ... used with exquisite skill." Mysticism makes an in-depth and comprehensive exploration of its subject. Part One examines "The Mystic Fact," explaining the relation of mysticism to vitalism, to psychology, to theology, to symbolism, and to magic. Part Two, "The Mystic Way," explores the awakening, purification, and illumination of the self; discusses voices and visions; and delves into manifestatioins from ecstasty and rapture to the dark night of the soul. Rounding out the book are a useful Appendix, an exhaustive Bibliography, and an Index. Mysticism is thoroughly documented with material drawn from such great mystics as St. Teresa of Avila, Meister Eckhart, and St. John of the Cross, and this new Image Classic features a Foreword by Ira Progoff, translator of Cloud Unknowing and director of Dialogue House in New York City.

Author : Dom Cuthbert Butler
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780486145945

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Western Mysticism by Dom Cuthbert Butler Pdf

Extracts from the writings of three of Western Christianity's most revered teachers of mystical theology express what they themselves wrote and thought about their mysticism.

Author : Butler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136178894

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Western Mysticism by Butler Pdf

A renewed interest in the spiritual, with an increasing number of people today wishing to incorporate the contemplative in their active lives, prompts the reissue of this classic work, a doctrine that is at once elevated and practical. The writings are meant to be studied from three distinct points of view: religious philosophy, material for the study of those states between mind and body such as ecstasy and trance, and for the sake of their mysticism. Drawn from the writings and teachings of Saint Augustine, Saint Gregory and Saint Bernard, the writings form a coordinated body of doctrine with what three great teachers of mystical theology in the Western Church have written concerning their own religious experience and the theories they based on it. In addition, the book discusses such important topics as speculative contemplation, what mysticism is, the characteristics of Western mysticism, the practical, and the contrasts between the contemplative and active lives. No student of mysticism can possibly afford to neglect a volume so full of valuable suggestions and real insight into spiritual conditions.

Author : Underhill Evelyn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351341462

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Revival: Mysticism (1911) by Underhill Evelyn Pdf

This book falls naturally into two parts: each of which is really complete in itself, though they are in a sense complementary to one another. Whilst the second and longest part contains a somewhat detailed study of the nature and development of man’s spiritual or mystical consciousness m the first is intended rather to provide an introduction to the general subject of mysticism. Exhibiting it by turns from the point of view of metaphysics, psychology, and symbolism, it is an attempt to gather between the covers of one volume information at present scattered amongst many monographs and texts books written in divers tongues, and to give the student in a compact form at least the elementary facts in regard to each of those subjects which are most closely connected with the study of the mystics.

Author : Cuthbert Butler
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001-09-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781579107567

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Western Mysticism; Second Edition with Afterthoughts by Cuthbert Butler Pdf

Author : Evelyn Underhill
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 1046 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1930-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465516916

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Mysticism: a study in the nature and development of man's spiritual consciousness by Evelyn Underhill Pdf

Author : Meister Eckhart
Publisher : Herder & Herder
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0824525175

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The Complete Mystical Works of Meister Eckhart by Meister Eckhart Pdf

"Meister Eckhart's complete mystical teachings together in one volume, for the first time! With a foreword by leading Eckhart scholar Bernard McGinn, and the elegant translation of Maurice O'C Walshe, this comprehensive and authoritative work is a treasure for every serious spiritual seeker, and the finest volume on Eckhart ever to appear in English."--Publisher's website.

Author : Evelyn Underhill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798675060887

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Practical Mysticism by Evelyn Underhill Pdf

Those who are interested in that special attitude towards the universe which is now loosely called "mystical," find themselves beset by a multitude of persons who are constantly asking--some with real fervour, some with curiosity, and some with disdain--"What is mysticism?" When referred to the writings of the mystics themselves, and to other works in which this question appears to be answered, these people reply that such books are wholly incomprehensible to them. On the other hand, the genuine inquirer will find before long a number of self-appointed apostles who are eager to answer his question in many strange and inconsistent ways, calculated to increase rather than resolve the obscurity of his mind. He will learn that mysticism is a philosophy, an illusion, a kind of religion, a disease; that it means having visions, performing conjuring tricks, leading an idle, dreamy, and selfish life, neglecting one's business, wallowing in vague spiritual emotions, and being "in tune with the infinite." He will discover that it emancipates him from all dogmas--sometimes from all morality--and at the same time that it is very superstitious. One expert tells him that it is simply "Catholic piety," another that Walt Whitman was a typical mystic; a third assures him that all mysticism comes from the East, and supports his statement by an appeal to the mango trick. At the end of a prolonged course of lectures, sermons, tea-parties, and talks with earnest persons, the inquirer is still heard saying--too often in tones of exasperation--"What is mysticism?" I dare not pretend to solve a problem which has provided so much good hunting in the past. It is indeed the object of this little essay to persuade the practical man to the one satisfactory course: that of discovering the answer for himself. Yet perhaps it will give confidence if I confess pears to cover all the ground; or at least, all that part of the ground which is worth covering.

Author : Joseph Dan
Publisher : Jason Aronson, Incorporated
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1998-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781461629184

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Jewish Mysticism by Joseph Dan Pdf

Interest in Jewish mysticism is, in our generation, widespread and growing. From Hebrew schools to Hollywood, people of all backgrounds and levels of knowledge are pursuing the subject. Books, magazines, journals, and classes are rapidly growing in number. One result of this burst of interest and popularization of Jewish mysticism is the problem of misinformation. The need for reliable source material has become crucial. This four-volume work by Professor Joseph Dan is a monumental event in the publishing history of English-language reference books on the subject of Jewish mystical thought and practice. Professor Dan's credentials are of the highest order. The recipient of the Israel Prize (considered to be Israel's highest honor), Joseph Dan is the Gershom Scholem Professor of Kabbalah at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and continues to be a visiting professor at some of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the world.

Author : Paul Hourihan
Publisher : eBookIt.com
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781931816175

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Ramakrishna and Christ, The Supermystics: New Interpretations by Paul Hourihan Pdf

In this award-winning exploration of the lives and teachings of Ramakrishna and Christ, Paul Hourihan guides us through Ramakrishna's extraordinary struggle along the various paths to God-realization and opens our minds to intriguing new interpretations of Christ's life. The author covers Ramakrishna's life from his unique childhood to his remarkable marriage and beyond. Christ's life also is seen in a new way — from the standpoint of India's yoga traditions and Vedanta philosophy. Hourihan was raised in a traditional Catholic family in Boston, Massachusetts. While inspired by Christ's teachings, the rigid dogma of the Church proved to be an obstacle that contributed to his gnawing dissatisfaction with life in general, and in particular with the faith he was brought up in. In his search for meaning, Hourihan joined Joseph Campbell, Aldous Huxley, Christopher Isherwood and other writers of his time who looked for answers to life's questions in the sage teachings of the ancient Vedantic scriptures of India. Hourihan, studying Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Vedanta with respected swamis in New York and Boston, found a spiritual home that also brought him to a deeper, more intimate understanding of Christ, along with an expanded reverence and love for Ramakrishna and other great teachers and incarnations. "Ramakrishna and Christ, The Supermystics" opens our hearts and minds to the knowledge gained by these teachings.

Author : Evelyn Underhill
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788027246779

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MYSTICISM (Complete Edition) by Evelyn Underhill Pdf

This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The spirit of "Mysticism" is romantic, engaged, and theoretical rather than historical or scientific. Underhill has little use for theoretical explanations and the traditional religious experience, formal classifications or analysis. She dismisses William James' pioneering study, The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902), and his "four marks of the mystic state" (ineffability, noetic quality, transcience, and passivity). Excerpt: "All men, at one time or another, have fallen in love with the veiled Isis whom they call Truth. With most, this has been a passing passion: they have early seen its hopelessness and turned to more practical things. But others remain all their lives the devout lovers of reality: though the manner of their love, the vision which they make to themselves of the beloved object varies enormously. Some see Truth as Dante saw Beatrice: an adorable yet intangible figure, found in this world yet revealing the next."