Mechthild of magdeburg biography of mahatma
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The Dynamic of Sexuality in the Mystic Way: A Comparative Investigation into the Divine Imagery in the Texts The Flowing Light of the Godhead and Saundaryalahari
The Province of Mysticism
Mysticism takes many forms, and there have been a variety of experiences reported from different cultures and at different times, which makes it an altogether difficult concept to define. The word 'mystical' derives ultimately from the Greek mystikos, and was used in connection with the secret ritual of the Eleusinian Mysteries. Taken over into Christianity it was used in reference to scriptural exegesis, or the action of divining the mystery of Christ in his Word. 1 The intimate reading naturally evoked a religious feeling, and in an evolutionary step 'mystical' began to be employed experientially. The noun, la mystique, 'mysticism', did not come into use until the early seventeenth century in France; and the modern application, at least from the late nineteenth century, is to a wholly psychologized and internalized experience. Given the enormous range of experiences that have been reported in biographical and autobiographical writings, it would seem restrictive to impose a narrow definition that tries to account for everything. For the contemporary observer it ough
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Mechtild of Magdeburg on Compassion
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What is charity for Mechtild?
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Mechtild of Magdeburg on the Dark Night
Yesterday we interrupted our meditations on the Dark Night to meditate on the news from Avignon, and aboriginal peoples in Australia, and Washington D.C. about Patriarchy on trial. Today we return to the theme of the Dark Night we find ourselves in.
The darkness of the solstice season and of Advent and of global warming and democracide in our time invite us to meditate on the Dark Night of our species.
The darkness of the solstice season and of Advent and of global warming and democracide of our time have urged us to meditate on the Dark Night of our species.
Here I call on our ancestor from the thirteenth century, Mechtild of Magdeburg. She was a member of the Beguine movement which was the women’s movement of the Middle Ages. She underwent a Dark Night and talks about it this way.
There comes a time when both body and soul enter into such a vast darkness that one loses light and consciousness and knows nothing more of God’s intimacy.
At such a time when the light in the lantern burns out the beauty of the lantern can no longer be seen.
With longing and distress we are reminded of our nothingness.
For many people November 5 was such a time. And even before that, the news of