The Mystic Heart - Part 2 - A Likely Story

In this dialogue series, Brother Wayne Teasdale and Ken Wilber discuss the advent of an integral mysticism in the postmodern world. Reflecting on their own spiritual experiences, the relation of science to spirituality, the lives of the great inter-spiritual pioneers, and how youth culture is revitalizing the mystical traditions, Brother Wayne and Ken show how an integral perspective can bring the revelations of mysticism into everyday life. In so doing, we learn to give fullest expression—as parents and professionals, students and seekers—to the Mystic Heart in each of us.

If, as historian Arnold Toynbee put it, the introduction of Buddhism into the West "may well prove to be the most important event of the 20th century," we might also argue that the re-discovery of the contemplative roots of Christianity will be equally important. And as we enter the 21st century, it stands to reason that the recognition of a common mystical ground between Buddhism, Christianity, and the other World Religions will be the most important event of all.

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[1988Mscott]

Ken Wilber isn't religious he is actually trying to integrate science, psychology, eastern philosophy, western philosophy, mysticism, etc into one system.

Also they aren't being critical of science they are being critical of materialism. (Plus the point of science is to be critical of it anyway).

All religions are based around mystical experience. All religions are flawed. However the mystical experience is valid. Look into it before mindlessly bashing it.

[samurilip]

hah easy for me to get this an belive in the whole conciousness get up cause of my experiences...ufo sightings.goverment designed ufos that have the worst cloaking device ive ever seen...an one obe :}

[kingpharaohtsar]

@1988Mscott psychologicly speaking ur comment is self clarifying an 15 people have done the same thing intresting that i think

[smallpotatoes989]

@IChIDH that is probability even the double slit experiment shows that our intentions forms our reality and influences it but you can not know for sure that consciousness is the uniflying force becouse there is still something there before the efect of intentios the sea of infinate possibilites.

[smallpotatoes989]

if the strings are so small how the hell can you know that they are realy there?

[JNathanK2011]

@presentlightoftruth May the holy spirit destroy "you" as well or your sense of "you" anyway.

[grainsandvinegar]

Confused lol

[IChIDH]

@presentlightoftruth spoken like a TRUE Christain.

[IChIDH]

Consciousness is the unifying force.

[IChIDH]

@presentlightoftruth lol the devil is using you...ever consider that? 

[Nhordmyr]

Strange that mostly women are interested in spiritual things. At least in the role of the follower. Very interesting.

[TruthJockey]

It's the same story, from the Eleusinian Mysteries to Dante’s Inferno, from Jacob’s Ladder to Plato’s Cave – from the teachings of Socrates & Epicurus to the Academies of the Pythagoreans, Neoplatonists & Stoics, from the philosophies of Zen, Hinduism & traditional Buddhism to the scholarship of Nietzsche, Kant & Schopenhauer, from the Occultists to the Alchemists, from The Essenes & Gnosticism to Free Masonry & Rosicrucianism - from the Holy Grail quest to Jesus' death & resurrection motif.