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Excerpt from Hindu Mysticism
I have defined mysticism as a belief or a view, but in reality it means much more than that. In the life of the true mystics, beliefs exert a great formative in ?uence. They are no mere intellectual registrations of opinions or temporary experiences, but represent the dynamic, the dominant tone of their personality as it develops and perfects itself. Mysticism is not an intellectual theory; it is fundamentally an active, for mative, creative, elevating and ennobling principle of life. I have not here taken note of poems or thoughts involving merely mystical beliefs but have touched only upon those which are the outward expressions of a real inner ?owering of life in the persons of those who have tried to live a saintly life of mysticism. (mysticism means a spiritual grasp of the aims and problems of life in a ''much more real and ultimate manner than is possible to mere reason.>a developing life of mysticism means a gradual ascent in the scale <3? Of spiritual values, experience, and spiritual ideals. As such, it is many - sided in its development, and as rich and complete as life itself. Regarded from this point of View, mysticism is the basis of all religions particularly of religion as it appears in the lives of truly religious men.
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I have defined mysticism as a belief or a view, but in reality it means much more than that. In the life of the true mystics, beliefs exert a great formative in ?uence. They are no mere intellectual registrations of opinions or temporary experiences, but represent the dynamic, the dominant tone of their personality as it develops and perfects itself. Mysticism is not an intellectual theory; it is fundamentally an active, for mative, creative, elevating and ennobling principle of life. I have not here taken note of poems or thoughts involving merely mystical beliefs but have touched only upon those which are the outward expressions of a real inner ?owering of life in the persons of those who have tried to live a saintly life of mysticism. (mysticism means a spiritual grasp of the aims and problems of life in a ''much more real and ultimate manner than is possible to mere reason.>a developing life of mysticism means a gradual ascent in the scale <3? Of spiritual values, experience, and spiritual ideals. As such, it is many - sided in its development, and as rich and complete as life itself. Regarded from this point of View, mysticism is the basis of all religions particularly of religion as it appears in the lives of truly religious men.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Surendranath Dasgupta
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265385821
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.0 cm
Page Count - 190
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Surendranath Dasgupta
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ISBN - 9781330258064
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.0 cm
Page Count - 192
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