Meditations For Mediocre Mystics

Author : Tom Stella
Publisher : Wood Lake Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1773435221
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meditations for Mediocre Mystics written by Tom Stella and published by Wood Lake Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2023-01-27 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term “mediocre mystics” seems a fitting way to refer to those who yearn for the nameless but do not qualify as full blown mystics. I realize that because there is nothing middling about mystics, “mediocre mystics” may appear to be an oxymoron, but the root meaning of “mediocre” is not second-rate. From the Latin mediocris, the word means moderate or ordinary and has been used figuratively to refer to one who is halfway up a mountain. Unlike ordinary folks, sainted mystics have reached the mountaintop; they are on a first-name basis with the nameless! But just because we haven’t arrived at the heights, just because our lives unfold in the valley of ordinary, everyday life doesn’t mean that we cannot or do not experience the desire that has fueled the mystic’s climb. “All my life my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name.” –Andre´ Breton All my life I have experienced the yearning to which French writer and poet André Breton refers. For me that yearning is composed in part of a subtle discontent, a quiet feeling that something is missing despite the fact that nothing is missing. Significant relationships, meaningful work, as well as material and monetary security have never been enough to satisfy the desire for that which I cannot name. I know I’m not alone in my discontent or my longing for the nameless, for mystics of every spiritual and religious tradition have spoken of their desire for and experience of union with a spiritual entity that is as real as it is surreal. I am not claiming that just because I share their yearning I consider myself a mystic, but neither do I believe that the term “mystic” is entirely inappropriate for those of us who might glimpse briefly what certified or canonized mystics have been blinded by.

Author : Tom Stella
Publisher : Wood Lake Books
ISBN 13 : 9781773435213
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meditations for Mediocre Mystics written by Tom Stella and published by Wood Lake Books. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term "mediocre mystics" seems a fitting way to refer to those who yearn for the nameless but do not qualify as full blown mystics. I realize that because there is nothing middling about mystics, "mediocre mystics" may appear to be an oxymoron, but the root meaning of "mediocre" is not second-rate. From the Latin mediocris, the word means moderate or ordinary and has been used figuratively to refer to one who is halfway up a mountain. Unlike ordinary folks, sainted mystics have reached the mountaintop; they are on a first-name basis with the nameless! But just because we haven't arrived at the heights, just because our lives unfold in the valley of ordinary, everyday life doesn't mean that we cannot or do not experience the desire that has fueled the mystic's climb. "All my life my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name." -Andre ́ Breton All my life I have experienced the yearning to which French writer and poet André Breton refers. For me that yearning is composed in part of a subtle discontent, a quiet feeling that something is missing despite the fact that nothing is missing. Significant relationships, meaningful work, as well as material and monetary security have never been enough to satisfy the desire for that which I cannot name. I know I'm not alone in my discontent or my longing for the nameless, for mystics of every spiritual and religious tradition have spoken of their desire for and experience of union with a spiritual entity that is as real as it is surreal. I am not claiming that just because I share their yearning I consider myself a mystic, but neither do I believe that the term "mystic" is entirely inappropriate for those of us who might glimpse briefly what certified or canonized mystics have been blinded by.

Author : Gabriyell Sarom
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781718036949
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Mysticism: Practical Guide to Mysticism & Spiritual Meditations written by Gabriyell Sarom and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-08-03 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Step-by-step practical guide to Mysticism & Spiritual Meditations From the beginning of time, Man's curiosity led him to question what was around him. It was the search for the origin of life, the universe, the psyche, consciousness, and God that also led him to question himself and his own existence. In seeking to flee from sorrow and pursue lasting happiness, Man came to realize that there was something else besides his mere five senses. Man thus began his journey in search of the perennial mystical wisdom and realization. This is a book centered on mystical practices. Here the reader will find detailed mystical practices and meditations that will assist him in establishing a suitable mystical routine, from the basic setup to the most advanced practice by which a student can accomplish this ultimate godly realization. The physical embodiment of the divine is also relevant, and that will be addressed. The mystical practices are divided into primary and secondary phases which include, but are not limited to: Attention and Awareness The Mystic Breath Bodily Illumination The Art of Relaxation Breathing Techniques Vital Force Creating and charging Mystical Amulets Sacred Syllables and Mantras Energy Centers and Chakras Awakening the Inner Vision Out-of-Body Exploration Impregnation of meals Mystical Bath Subtle Noticing Divine Absorption We sincerely hope the reader enjoys this work and that it may serve as the fertile ground from which the divine tree of mystic wisdom can grow back towards its perennial source.

Author : Dion Fortune
Publisher : Element Books
ISBN 13 : 9781852302825
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mystical Meditations written by Dion Fortune and published by Element Books. This book was released on 1991-11-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reprint of a classic work written by the well-known English novelist who wrote The Demon Lover and Machinery of the Mind. Fortune wrote this book after her return into Christ's practice and as a series of reflections on the prayers of the mass as a way of sharing her belief that the traditional Christian doctrine can be seen from a perspective of spiritual experience.

Author : Matthew Fox
Publisher : Bear
ISBN 13 : 9780939680047
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meditations with Meister Eckhart written by Matthew Fox and published by Bear. This book was released on 1983-06-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meister Eckhart was a 13th-century mystic, prophet, feminist, declared heretic, and an early advocate of creation-centered spirituality. This tradition affirms humanity’s potential to act divinely, and it embraces life--living and dying, growing old and sinning, groaning and celebrating--as the creative energy of God in motion. For Eckhart, to be spiritual is to be awake and alive; creation itself was for him the primary sacrament that begins from “the spring of life” or the heart. Eckhart’s pathway and that of the creation tradition is a simple way. It demands no gurus, no fanciful methods, no protracted exercises or retreats. This is why he called it a “wayless way” that is available to everyone, and why he points out that the person “who has found this way needs no other.”

Author : Paul Vincent
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1450282423
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Star at the End of the River written by Paul Vincent and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an early age, author Paul Vincent has been drawn to the night. With hope and joy, he has looked forward to sunsets and oncoming nights, a attitude counter to a thousand common religious metaphors. In The Star at the End of the River, Vincent shares his important life experiences in order to illustrate how to transform conventional religious ideas about darkness. Bringing to bear his forty years' experience as an amateur astronomer, Vincent shows how sustained night-sky observation enhances the human receptivity to transcendent departure. He examines one of the many treasures of the heavens, a star-which, under the paradoxes of the mystical journey, is the most apt symbol of the human hope for eternal happiness. The Star at the End of the River proposes a new kind of mysticism-an ascent, not of a mountain, as in the traditional metaphor, but of an inclined plane. Vincent sketches a spiritual journey of marked gradualism and invites contemplation of the mystical power of such pedestrian experiences and objects as supermarket aisles, interior stairways, gooseflesh, and penmanship.

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mystics and Zen Masters written by Thomas Merton and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Hildegard (von Bingen)
Publisher : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
ISBN 13 : 9780939680122
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meditations with Hildegard of Bingen written by Hildegard (von Bingen) and published by Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. This book was released on 1983-05 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medieval mystic Hildegard of Bingen's timeless writing and divine inspirations invite us to celebrate life and delight in the goodness of creation. Here is an excellent introduction to her words.

Author : Matthew Fox
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1591438179
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meditations with Meister Eckhart written by Matthew Fox and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1983-06-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meister Eckhart was a 13th-century mystic, prophet, feminist, declared heretic, and an early advocate of creation-centered spirituality. This tradition affirms humanity’s potential to act divinely, and it embraces life--living and dying, growing old and sinning, groaning and celebrating--as the creative energy of God in motion. For Eckhart, to be spiritual is to be awake and alive; creation itself was for him the primary sacrament that begins from “the spring of life” or the heart. Eckhart’s pathway and that of the creation tradition is a simple way. It demands no gurus, no fanciful methods, no protracted exercises or retreats. This is why he called it a “wayless way” that is available to everyone, and why he points out that the person “who has found this way needs no other.”

Author : Evelyn Underhill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9782357286726
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practical Mysticism written by Evelyn Underhill and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-24 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evelyn Underhill was one of the greatest spiritual writers of the twentieth century. For her, true mysticism is, first of all, active and practical, an organic life process in which the whole self is engaged, rather than simply an intellectual apprehension. Underhill's little book on the topic deserves to be read since it is still used in most courses that discuss mysticism and still attracts contemporary spiritual seekers. In this work, she explores meditation, spirituality, mindfulness, recollection, contemplation and mystical life. Begin with Evelyn Underhill a journey of peace today on the path to a better, more balanced life. LARGE PRINT EDITION Excerpt: "Therefore it is to a practical mysticism that the practical man is here invited: to a training of his latent faculties, a bracing and brightening of his languid consciousness, an emancipation from the fetters of appearance, a turning of his attention to new levels of the world. Thus he may become aware of the universe that the spiritual artist is always trying to disclose to the race. This amount of mystical perception---this 'ordinary contemplation', as the specialist call it, ---is possible to all men: without it, they are not wholly alive. It is a natural human activity, no more involving the great powers and sublime experiences of the mystical saints and philosophers than the ordinary enjoyment of music involves the special creative powers of the great musician." Contents PREFACE CHAPTER I. WHAT IS MYSTICISM? CHAPTER II. THE WORLD OF REALITY CHAPTER III. THE PREPARATION OF THE MYSTIC CHAPTER IV. MEDITATION AND RECOLLECTION CHAPTER V. SELF-ADJUSTMENT CHAPTER VI. LOVE AND WILL CHAPTER VII. THE FIRST FORM OF CONTEMPLATION CHAPTER VIII. THE SECOND FORM OF CONTEMPLATION CHAPTER IX. THE THIRD FORM OF CONTEMPLATION CHAPTER X. THE MYSTICAL LIFE