Mystics always hope that science will some day overtake them.

Mystics always hope that science will some day overtake them.

We must not let daylight in upon the magic.

We must not let daylight in upon the magic.

A myth is an image in terms of which we try to make sense of the world.

A myth is an image in terms of which we try to make sense of the world.

A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes.

A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes.

All mystics speak the same language, for they come from the same country.

All mystics speak the same language, for they come from the same country.

Just as in earthly life lovers long for the moment when they are able to breathe forth their love for read more

Just as in earthly life lovers long for the moment when they are able to breathe forth their love for each other, to let their souls blend in a soft whisper, so the mystic longs for the moment when in prayer he can, as it were, creep into God.

There is something precious in our being mysteries to ourselves, in our being unable ever to see through even the read more

There is something precious in our being mysteries to ourselves, in our being unable ever to see through even the person who is closest to our heart and to reckon with him as though he were a logical proposition or a problem in accounting.

The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.

The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.

What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It's close to philosophy, except in philosophy you read more

What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It's close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically.