Mysticism
Many concepts are in need of clarifying; among them, mysticism must be defined. It denotes exact knowledge, then the conception of it may be retained. (AUM, 458)
It would seem that an end has been put forever to the two Western inventions, mysticism and metaphysics. Any laboratory, moderately fitted out, tells enough about the properties of the one matter. But as soon as people go beyond the limits of yesterday’s experiment, they begin to cover up their helpfulness with indefinite dusty nomenclature. They rise in opposition, covering with the bugbears “metaphysics” and “mysticism” all the scientific possibilities of the coming day. The metaphysics of yesterday has turned into the scientific knowledge of an average literate man. Mysticism has proved to be a historic fact, and the walls of the tomb have convinced many more, those of broadest consciousness. ...
With Our Community can proceed those who apprehend reality and true materialism. It is impossible to imagine a mystic or a metaphysician within Our enclosure. The metaphysician, receiving a blow, cries out, “I am stricken physically!” The mystic, upon perceiving the radiance of life, rubs his eyes.
Why are you living? In order to cognize and to perfect yourselves. Nothing misty should satisfy you. (COM, 230)
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