What Are Mystical States Of Consciousness?

[Flicker_boy]

Heard this term once or twice by spiritual teachers but could not find any reliable info on what they are, how they affect life and experiencing and how to achieve them. What is your knowlegde about this rare experiences? How are they different from enlightenment experiences? Have you ever had one? Please share your stories and theories/maps

Edited April 23, 2016 by Lorenzo Engel

[Azrael]

13 hours ago, Lorenzo Engel said:

How are they different from enlightenment experiences? Have you ever had one? Please share your stories and theories/maps

You can have mystical states of consciousness if you meditate deeply. I had a bunch of those, still have them sometimes. For me, my vision kind of completely collapses, I feel a lot of crazy shit in my body, kind of like electricity going through it and I probably hear buzzing sounds and what not. It can get pretty wild. I would also call a DMT-Trip mystical.

When you start out you probably think that this is it. That is enlightenment and you want to have these far out experiences. But that is not the case at all. These experiences can be very interesting and super cool to have and maybe also point to the present moment more directly, but if you look for enlightenment, don't get trapped.

There is a reason why you get beaten with a stick in Zen when you get into a trance. They want you to experience the here and now completely as it is. And maybe that's the point to start.

[Flicker_boy]

@Arik thanks for the thoughtfull answer. Yeah I've heard teachers say that these experiences have little to do with enlightenment, but i imagine they must have their place

[Henri]

@Lorenzo Engel Mystical states are the states and experiences you experience beyond ordinary human perception. It`s a union with the transcendence realms of reality or trans-personal realms. The word `mystic` is commonly used by the people who seek union with a personal God.

[Flicker_boy]

@Henri  any idea on how to have one? could you elaborate on your experiences with them if you've had any? do you know where can i get more info on them?

 

[Henri]

@Lorenzo Engel When you continue your spiritual work you`ll experience them for sure. One who searches for enlightenment will call it an enlightenment experience. One who seeks to join the beloved one, like a personal God, will call it a mystic experience. It`s everything beyond the personal experience, so the trans-personal. 

To be able to experience a mystic experience with the beloved God or deity, it`s advisable to contemplate on a quality of the beloved one. In most cases that will be just the love-factor, longing for the loved one. So meditate or contemplate on this. This you can do with every quality, like kindness, friendliness, sincerity, truth or whatever is your choice. Immerse in your meditation with one of these aspects. The meditation-object, the meditation and you will become one; that`s a mystic experience.

[QandC]

I find synchronisity and intuition a different state of consciousness. My intuition along with strange flows and synchronisities in life started to happen to me once I got on this spiritual path. Most people are not aware of this in their lives. they just see everything black and white. 

[Huha]

Check out you tube for the greatest mystics in history. Searching for answers?

Psalm 46:10-- "Be still and know that I am God,"

Real prayer is  listening. St. Francis used to stay up all night waiting for the answer to--, "Who are you God and who am I."

Nietzsche--"Stare into the abyss until the abyss stares back at you"