William James Quote

This overcoming of all the usual barriers between the individual and the Absolute is the great mystic achievement. In mystic states we both become one with the Absolute and we become aware of our oneness. This is the everlasting and triumphant mystical tradition, hardly altered by differences of clime or creed.


An introduction to the philosophy of religion (ed. Prentice Hall, 1985)


This overcoming of all the usual barriers between the individual and the Absolute is the great mystic achievement. In mystic states we both become...

This overcoming of all the usual barriers between the individual and the Absolute is the great mystic achievement. In mystic states we both become...

This overcoming of all the usual barriers between the individual and the Absolute is the great mystic achievement. In mystic states we both become...

This overcoming of all the usual barriers between the individual and the Absolute is the great mystic achievement. In mystic states we both become...