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Vol. 10, Sufi Mysticism
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1. Mysticism
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Religion
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Vol. 10, Sufi Mysticism
1. Mysticism
Religion
What is religion to the mystic? The religion of the mystic is a steady progress towards unity. How does he make this progress? In two ways. - In the first way he sees himself in others, in the good, in the bad, in all; and thus he expands the horizon of his vision. This study goes on throughout his lifetime, and as he progresses he comes closer to the oneness of all things.
- And the other way of developing is to become conscious of one's own self in God, and of God in one's self, which means deepening the consciousness of our innermost being. This process takes place in two directions: outwardly by being one with all we see, and inwardly by being in touch with that one Life which is everlasting, by dissolving into it, and by being conscious of that one Spirit being the existence, the only existence.
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