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Mystacism

Mysticism
Introduction
There are a number of religions in the world today. The Western Religions include Christianity, Islam and Judaism, while the Eastern Religions include Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism. It is interesting to compare and contrast the Mysticism found in each of these religions, as well as the impact it has on the Religions of today.
Defining Mysticism
Mysticism is “the practice of putting oneself into, and remaining in, direct relation with God, the Absolute, or any unifying principle of life (unknown, mysticism).” Mysticism is always connected to religion. Students of mysticism find it difficult to find firsthand objective studies, due to its nature, and generally have study the accounts of mystics or experience it themselves. The English language has a broad representation of the terms mystic and mysticism, expanded it to mean magic, the esoteric or occultism.
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