Ramakrishna and the Mystical Experience

Dinesh Sharma

Study at a glance

Characteristics	Historical analysis Peer reviewed
Topics	Mystical experience
Key points	Argues that Ramakrishna Paramhansa's life and mystical experiences are central to understanding his spiritual teachings.

Abstract This chapter delves into the life and mystical experiences of the Bengali mystic and teacher Ramakrishna Paramhansa.

Other theoretical and historical papers on mystical experience, most cited first.

Study	Year	Design
Religious and Mystical Experiences as Artifacts of Temporal Lobe Function: A General Hypothesis	1983	Theoretical or philosophical paper
The Psychedelic Mystical Experience in the Human Encounter with Death	1969	Theoretical or philosophical paper
Vectorial Cerebral Hemisphericity as Differential Sources for the Sensed Presence, Mystical Experiences and Religious Conversions	1993	Theoretical or philosophical paper
The epistemic innocence of psychedelic states.	2016	Theoretical or philosophical paper
Mystical Experience and Religious Doctrine	1982	Theoretical or philosophical paper