The validity of mythic experience?
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Re: The validity of mythic experience?
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but...is not all experience subjective?
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I also believe the same. He did not commit suicide and lead a spiritual path after that.aolayide wrote: ↑02 Mar 2019, 04:38 To be honest, he made a lot of mistakes. Don't we all? And I beleive he was naive and was still trying to find himself.
The most noticeable change he made was when he decided to live instead of committing suicide. If he had succeeded in committing suicide, the revelations and dreams would no longer matter because, then, he would not have been able to complete his quest.
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This incident was quite difficult for me to believe but this was something very noticeable in this read.PGreen wrote: ↑02 Mar 2019, 10:43 While he seemed to have many turning points, the one that I remember most was when he was depressed, suicidal, and lost all trust in himself. Then he heard a voice say he was free to do what he felt was right, that his life was full of purpose, and to be himself. He was transformed in an instant. I have found my own transformations to be much more gradual.
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I also think that this dream completely transformed the author and he took the path of spirituality with full force.Mely918 wrote: ↑02 Mar 2019, 14:07 What stood out to me was how after having that dream, he changed his mind about committing suicide. He decided to live instead. It's very powerful because even though he continued making mistakes, he chose to face them by choosing life. Maybe initially it would've been easier to not deal with anything and die instead, but the dream made him see the bigger picture.
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This was quite an inspirational thing that the author did and can teach us a lot about keeping a positive mindset.Ekta Kumari wrote: ↑02 Mar 2019, 16:49 I think the most transformative decision of his was to decide to live instead of ending his life. From this point onward, he really changed his mindset for good and made a conscious decision to focus on the positives and build trust in himself.
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I would say that one of the biggest challenge that we encounter as individuals is to sort out out feelings, prejudices and misconceptions and find who we are and what role should we play during our consious existence in this Earth. I think the author's encounter with the vision did the trick.EvaDar wrote: ↑02 Mar 2019, 13:33My thought was similar. Mystical experiences can be instantaneous but it seems are more commonly born of gradual changes in beliefs. The turning point you mention is striking. Perhaps when one is suicidal the stakes are higher, so the transformation is more abrupt, necessarily. I can only validate my own experiences, but I have had realizations, in the form of words or visuals, appear to me that have altered my life in remarkable ways.PGreen wrote: ↑02 Mar 2019, 10:43 While he seemed to have many turning points, the one that I remember most was when he was depressed, suicidal, and lost all trust in himself. Then he heard a voice say he was free to do what he felt was right, that his life was full of purpose, and to be himself. He was transformed in an instant. I have found my own transformations to be much more gradual.
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