ONE of the commonest of the criticisms which are brought against the mystics is that they represent an unsocial type, of religion; that their spiritual enthusiasms are personal and individual, and that they do not share or value the corporate life and institutions of the church or community to which they belong.gnosis And as a matter of fact, the relation that does and should exist between personal religion and the corporate life of the church frequently appears in them in a peculiarly intense, a peculiarly interesting form; and in their lives, perhaps, more easily than elsewhere, we may discern the principles which do or should govern the relation of the individual to the community.what is mysticism

True mystics, often mislabeled as “religious individualists can be viewed as taking personal religion to its optimal power. If we believe his account is true, it means he has had an interaction with the spiritual side of things and and is aware of it. This transcends the normal experience, and seems to be independent of the general religious consciousness of the community to which he or she belongs. A mystic talks to God as one human being to another, and not as a spokesman for his tribe. His life is not directed by faith, but by knowledge and reason that was acquired by unmitigated communication with God.The certainty then gained - a certitude which he cannot explain or share, and which is not generally diffused - governs all his reactions to the Universe around him. Even in his darkest times when he loses his entire sense of spiritual reality, it still continues to support him.

This personality seems to stand without the need of support, while the smaller nature,having more of a religious consciousness, recieves from the corporate spirit. But even so, the term ‘mystic’ alone indicates a certain aloofness from the majority, suggesting that he holds a secret that the community together does not and cannot share and that he lives at levels to which they cannot rise.we indicate a certain aloofness from the crowd, suggest that he is in possession of a secret which the community as a whole does not and cannot share; that he lives at levels to which they cannot rise. It seems that a lot of the distrust of him comes from the feeling of independence from the group that he experiences - his apparent separation from the often clumsy and always symbolic methods of institutional religion, and the further fact that his own methods and results cannot be criticized or checked by those who have not shared them. “I spake as I saw,” David said and the people who did not agree with him couldn’t do anything except say silent.

Yet this common opinion that the mystic is a lonely soul wholly absorbed in his vertical relation with God, that his form of religious life represents an opposition to, and an implicit criticism of, the corporate and institutional form of religious life; this is decisively contradicted by history, which shows us, again and again, the great mystics as the loyal children of the great religious institutions, and forces us to admit that here as in other departments of human activity the corporate and the individual life are intimately plaited together. Even those who have left the church that raised them have now found that they seem to draw devout followers to them and have become leaders of their own groups now. So, we can question the link between what the mystic may receive from the communal interaction and sense of community, versus what the religious organization will gain from the mystic.

If you are anything like how most people are today a discussion about spirituality or spiritual life will probably get you to imagine about a wandering fakir or a priest on church pulpit, depending on which part of the world you are from. We are living in a time when ninety percent of the world considers these words as somewhat of a borderline taboo which should be excluded in public discussions. Somehow it has become a common perception that a spiritual life is a life based on renunciation and sacrifice. The truth is very far away! Ironically, as you end up discovering on this path, a true spiritual life not only offers freedom undreamed of by most people, it also can be a wildly passionate way of living.

While many schools of thought hold many different ideas, basic spirituality can be summarized as follows:

a. There is an all pervading intelligence that is the Creator of this universe.

b. This Divine Energy is the Source of all creation.

c. There is a reason for all things that happen and a purpose for this universe to exist.

d. To put it simply, the reason and purpose is evolution. It is the goal of the universe to evolve from lower states of being into higher states of intelligence and energy.

e. We as human beings have always felt the painful separation from God or the Divine Intelligence since our birth into a body of flesh and bones. Trying to fill the void of separation in their hearts (sometimes even unaware what it is they are feeling), humans have struggled in many different ways. Some of these ways are food, sex, money, trying to dominate other people, control lives of others etc.

f. When we find our way back again and reconnect with God, we experience an absolute sense of freedom and peace.

g. When we experience this amazing feeling of peace and freedom, we are automatically driven to help others awaken to this experience also.

This is the essence and goal of a spiritual life.

Interestingly, as people awaken, they discover that there are many deeper forces that shape their lives! These invisible forces slowly begins to bring about many beneficial circumstances and events in your life without you even asking for it. These are what people call miracles that they commonly experience on their spiritual journey. As you focus more and more with discipline and dedication on your spiritual journey, these miracles and serendipities begin to happen at ever greater extents. It’s like God, in a very realistic way has become a part of your daily life on this physical plane. No prayers are too small or unimportant. All prayers are answered in the most perfect way imaginable. You begin to enjoy a level of freedom and bliss that is almost unimaginable for most people!

When people see the yogi on the mountain what they do not see is here is someone who has given up silly little material gains and received a kingdom full of treasures. Someone who has exchanged our false sense of earthly freedom with an eternal freedom beyond time and space. Someone who has sacrificed trivial earthly pleasures for divine ecstasy! When you see it this way, you suddenly realize how absurd is the idea of our materialistic lifestyle exchanging our entire lives paying for our credit cards and mortgages. A true spiritual life does not mean that you cannot have material riches. You can very well keep whatever you want to, be a family person and also spiritually focused, but sometimes its just nonsensical to carry the chains of our materially bound societies.

A true spiritual life prepares the devotee to see beyond the material obvious and perceive the deeper truths of the universe. Slowly you begin to understand the deeper laws of the universe and use them in your own life. When you get there, your life becomes filled with real magic and miracles. The whole universe comes together to help you move forward and realize your dreams. For now, your dreams and dreams of the universe has become one. The dreams of the one who Created all things.

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