Confession Quote by Georges Bataille

“Mystical experiences do not necessarily supply new ideas to the mind, rather, they transform what one believes into what one knows, converting abstract concepts,…

— R.M. Jones

When I was 17, I had an experience that I later learned could be called a 'mystical experience.' It was almost violent. No faces,…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

If I may take the risk of defining what a spiritual experience is, it is one in which pure awareness reveals itself to you…

— Deepak Chopra

What was considered a peak mystical experience a few years ago is today the basic platform of sanity from which our exploration begins.

— Arjuna Ardagh

Mystical experiences nearly always lead one to a belief that some aspect of consciousness is imperishable. In a Buddhist metaphor the consciousness of the…

— Marilyn Ferguson

“I call this theory mystical pluralism because of its similarity to John Hick’s pluralist interpretation of religion. The theory is essentialist in both the therapeutic…

— Randall Studstill

Mystical power, as you know, has a whole different flavor to it. It's much more raucous at times; it's much more poignant at times.…

— Frederick Lenz

The simplest rudiment of mystical experience would seem to be that deepened sense of the significance of a maxim or formula which occasionally sweeps…

— William James

“Spiritual reading, discursive meditation, and prayer prepare our hearts for contemplation. Contemplation is a state of realized oneness with God. When engaged in contemplation,…

— James Finley

That authentic experience that happens both in the artist and in the audience you can classify as a mystical experience. You can classify it…

— Janaka Stucky

Many of my fellow atheists consider all talk of 'spirituality' or 'mysticism' to be synonymous with mental illness, conscious fraud, or self-deception. I have…

— Sam Harris

“The renaissance of interest in Eastern spiritual philosophies, various mystical traditions, meditation, ancient and aboriginal wisdom, as well as the widespread psychedelic experimentation during…

— Stanislav Grof