Mysticism

Mysticism is Evelyn Underhill s seminal work on the subject The book is divided into two parts, The Mystic Fact and The Mystic Way In the first part Underhill explores the theological, psychological, and philosophical underpinnings of mysticism from a historical perspective In the second part Underhill examines the application of mysticism in one s life as a means for spiritual growth Evelyn Underhill s Mysticism is both a fantastic introduction to the search for spirituality through mysticism and an almost encyclopedic examination of the subject. Best Read [ Mysticism ] author [ Evelyn Underhill ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This book really challenges me in a way I rarely experience in spiritual reading I think there is such a strong idea of mystics being extreme hermits who live in caves, that the whole understanding of Christian Mysticism has been undermined But really, what this book is helping me to grasp, is that mysticism is simply the concentrated focus of one s entire life upon the person of Christ The mystics were people who chose to live in such a way as to powerfully encounter the reality, the living, This book really challenges me in a way I rarely experience in spiritual reading I think there is such a strong idea of mystics being extreme he...It is no argument to say that most men see the world in much the same way, and that this way is the true standard of reality though for practical purposes we have agreed that sanity consists in sharing the hallucinations of our neighbors page 10 Now and then an artist is born, terribly articulate, foolishly truthful, who insists on Speaking as he saw Then other men, lapped warmly in their a...Read this book a long time ago, but I throw it down here because the memory of it still lingers, strong I remember being mesmerized reading page after page of summaries of the mystics in history, Jacob Boehme, Emmanuel Swedenborg, William Blake, Dante, Meister Eckhart, the list goes on and on Ms Underhill, another of the great largely unheralded women writers of the 20th century, succinctly and without diminishing her subjects greatness, presents their thinking, excerpts from their work, and Read this book a long time ago, but I throw it down here because the memory of it still linger...It s a book to outlast a bookshelf It is a thorough, insightful, clarifying overview and well referenced approach to a word which is actually quite difficult to pin down In returning to it, I am inevitably darwn to the...this is a work of scholarship on the subject of mysticismit is one of thein depth books i have read about the subjectcovering all the stages of the mystic journey I learned that a mystic always holds love as the highest aim of the work begun in the individualthat no one mystic has ever revealed all of the stages that are present in any single journey toward godthat the stages appear in no particular orderafter the initial contact with the absoluteI love to read this bo this is a work of scholarship on the subject of mysticismit is one of ...This is a wonderful book, but one that I m having to approachas a textbook than reading it straight through Underhill was a genuine genius, incredibly well read, scholarly, and willing to probe deeply into an esoteric subject like mysticism without being a cold materialist The density of her writing is impressive, which is why she takes so long to read I ve had to buy a c...This book took a very long time to read It is a must read for anyone interested in mysticism I believe Underhill was the first woman to teach theology at Oxford and her knowledge of the spiritual life is amazing I would have to spend a few years to fully grasp this book, but I suppose her main points can be summarized as follows 1 Mysticism is practical, not theoretical.2 Mysticism is entirely a ...Underhill s bold undertaking of mysticism is still relevant today Hume wanted academia to catch up and make progress in defining and codifying metaphysics Maybe Underhill hasn t reached Hume s level of intellectual study of the subject, but her insights are relevant and v....very interesting, however, western mystics descriptions quotes of the various transcended states became tedious and repetitive for me Evelyn needed a good editor St Teresa s quotes were the most interesting Evelyn s organization of the subject, however, was excellent I think I was...The primary source for a first understanding of mysticism A monumental work One of the Sayers Lewis collective Did you know St Catherine lived for years running on nothing but one communion wafer a day never lost weight or energy A dangerous path to start if you like your HDTV and couch sitting.

• English
• 09 August 2017
Evelyn Underhill
• Paperback
• 356 pages
• 1420925016
• Evelyn Underhill
• Mysticism