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Of course, mysticism is very hard to isolate because, given the kind of consciousness that i was sort of instructed in as religious consciousness; that borders on mysticism so closely that it's hard to know whether you qualify or not, or whether mysticism is artificially isolated when it is treated as a separate thing from experience. obviously, mysticism can be a form of madness, but then consciousness can be a form of madness.
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Of Course, Mysticism Is Very Hard To

Marilynne Robinson
Of course, mysticism is very hard to isolate because, given the kind of consciousness that i was sort of instructed in as religious consciousness; that borders on mysticism so closely that it's hard to know whether you qualify or not, or whether mysticism is artificially isolated when it is treated as a separate thing from experience. obviously, mysticism can be a form of madness, but then consciousness can be a form of madness.
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