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Meditations for Mediocre Mystics

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The term ""mediocre mystics"" seems a fitting way to refer to those who yearn for the nameless but do not qualify as full-blown mystics. I realize that because there is nothing middling about mystics, ""mediocre mystics"" may appear to be an oxymoron, but the root meaning of ""mediocre"" is not second-rate. From the Latin mediocris, the word means moderate or ordinary and has been used figuratively to refer to one who is halfway up a mountain. Unlike ordinary folks, sainted mystics have reached the mountaintop; they are on a first-name basis with the nameless! But just because we haven't arrived at the heights, just because our lives unfold in the valley of ordinary, everyday life doesn't mean that we cannot or do not experience the desire that has fueled the mystic's climb.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelska
  • ISBN:
  • 9798385201594
  • Format:
  • Inbunden
  • Sidor:
  • 186
  • Utgiven:
  • 11. oktober 2023
  • Mått:
  • 145x14x222 mm.
  • Vikt:
  • 375 g.
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The term ""mediocre mystics"" seems a fitting way to refer to those who yearn for the nameless but do not qualify as full-blown mystics. I realize that because there is nothing middling about mystics, ""mediocre mystics"" may appear to be an oxymoron, but the root meaning of ""mediocre"" is not second-rate. From the Latin mediocris, the word means moderate or ordinary and has been used figuratively to refer to one who is halfway up a mountain. Unlike ordinary folks, sainted mystics have reached the mountaintop; they are on a first-name basis with the nameless! But just because we haven't arrived at the heights, just because our lives unfold in the valley of ordinary, everyday life doesn't mean that we cannot or do not experience the desire that has fueled the mystic's climb.

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