One definition of the term mystic is "someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension". The Compact Oxford English Dictionary defines a mystic as "a person who seeks by contemplation and self-surrender to attain unity with the Deity and reach truths beyond human understanding". There are many other nuances in the definitions of "mystic" but these 2 will do for this post.
I suppose it's important to understand that my background experience is protestant Christian so my posts will all be ideas that grow out of that soil. So here we go...
I've come to view systems of thinking that leave little or no room for mystery, ambiguity, and paradox as suspect. They are too small, too imprinted with humanness to fully contain, fully describe a being that is the designer and maker of all things. Does this make me a mystic? Maybe.
I'm not on a mission "to attain unity with the Deity". I find this to be a haughty quest. The Deity that I seek is greater than "oneness" could ever describe. I seek the presence of the Deity, but not oneness with Him. Oneness with Him would bring me death and Him pollution. (Wait a minute! That sounds like the gospel. Maybe I do want unity with the Deity.)
As you can see, I maybeamystic. What do you think?
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