Journal of Seven Heavens

Journal of Seven Heavens

Mysticism, Mediation, and Consciousness

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
James Robertson Price
Amir Abass Salehi
Abstract
Neo –Kantians believe that all of our experiences are influences by social,ideological and … and basically it is impossible to accept a single mystical experience among all mystics. James Robertson Price, opposing this view, seeks the understanding the nature of the mystical experience from the mystics. According to John Ruusbroec's works, he proved that we through the human soul operations in mystical experience reach an Innate and equal capacity of all people. Ruusbroec believes that, it is feasible to distinct different three senior spiritual lives through three kind of active, spiritual and contemplative livings, according to traditional Christian distinction. The Contemplative stage is deactivation of all the actions of Awareness and absolute and unmediated unity with God.
 
Keywords
Mediation
awareness
Active living
Spiritual living
Contemplative living
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  • Receive Date 04 January 2014
  • Revise Date 03 February 2014
  • Accept Date 05 March 2014