Mysticism and Philosophy

argument asserts believe Brahman Buddha Buddhist called chapter Christian mystics common characteristics concept conclusion contradiction course cultures D. T. Suzuki discuss distinct divine doubt dualism Dwight Goddard Eckhart emotional empty ence essence eternal ethics evidence exist expressed extrovertive fact feeling finite Ghazzali Godhead Hinayana Hindu human Ibid implies Indian individual ineffable infinite intellect interpretation introvertive experience introvertive mystical J. A. Symonds kind Koestler language laws of logic Mandukya Upanishad means Meister Eckhart metaphor mind monism multiplicity mystical consciousness mystical experience mystical theory nature nirvana nonmystic objective pantheism pantheistic paradox passage perceive perience philosophical phrase Plotinus poetic truth problem pure ego question quoted reality reason religions religious Rudolf Otto Ruysbroeck seems soul speak Spinoza spiritual statement subjective supposed Suzuki Tennyson Teresa theistic things thought tion trans transsubjective true understanding undifferentiated unity union Universal Upanishads vacuum-plenum Vedanta void words writes York