Mysticism and Philosophy

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