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A probing, inspiring exploration of mysticism not as religious practice but as a mode of experience and way of life by one of the most provactive philosophical thinkers of our time. Why mysticism? Evelyn Underhill defined mysticism as experience in its most intense form, and in his new book the philosopher Simon Critchley poses a simple question to the Wouldnt you like to taste this intensity? Wouldnt you like to be lifted up and out of yourself into a sheer feeling of aliveness, both your life and those of the creatures that surround you? If so, it might be well worthwhile trying to learn what is meant by mysticism and how it can shift, elevate, and deepen the sense of our lives.Mysticism is not primarily a theoretical issue. It's not a question of religious belief but of felt experience and daily practice. A rough and ready definition of mysticism is that it is a way of systematically freeing yourself of your standard habits, your usual fancies and imaginings so as to see what is there and stand with what is there ecstatically. Mysticism is the practical possibility of the achievement of a fluid openness between thought and existence.This is a book about trying to get outside one

Who reads Mysticism?

Author

Simon Critchley

Publisher

New York Review of Books, Incorporated, The

Published

2024

Language

EN

ISBN

9781681378244

Category

religious

Subjects

Religion, Spirituality

Rating

4.3 / 5 (232 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14