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Mysticism and "Spirituality"


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So, what are these things? Are they the same? Different? How are they separate and how are they the same. Being someone of a more scientifically oriented mind, I can't answer any of the above questions. M own motivations aside, I think this might be a nice way for people to share and listen on this subject matter.

 

Here are some (probably false) ideas I have on this;

-Mysticism and spirituality are largely the same thing.

-Mystics seem to outsource responsibility to a supernatural force to a greater extent than the common religious person.

-Mystics seem to believe that their way of doing things or thinking somehow makes them superior to those who are different and will jump right ahead to "set this lost soul on the right path".

-They seem to take relatively extreme measures to avoid even the slightest bit of stress.

-Just like the common religious folk, the seem to believe that the universe is somehow conscious and that humans for some reason get special attention.

-There's this thing they have going on called the law of attraction which says that you could have anything you want if you think about it long and hard enough.

 

If you think it sounds a bit prejudiced then let me tell you this is coming from my experience with one who may have been the Mystic equivalent of a Westboro Baptist. 

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Well, let's start with the most important point.

 

Mythology is religion. It's ancient religion. So comparing the two is near pointless, as both were established before much technology. The only difference is, some/newer religions simply have more digestible stories, as you mentioned. Not to mention, Christianity is based on many ancient religions. Most commonly said to be Mithra. 

 

So yea, it is the same.


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