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Religious experience, spiritual experience

Khalil Hakimifar

مطالعات ادیان و عرفان تطبیقی July 1, 2023 DOI: 10.22111/jrm.2021.6820 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Keywords Mysticale xperience Thereligiouse xperience Spirituale xperience Ynity
Key points Proposes that spiritual experience is consciousness of another level of life and mystical experience is the experience of unity.

Abstract

Awareness and comprehensiveknowledge of thetruthof theexperience isoften the result ofwhich cannot beexplainedonlyby reference todaily life. Usuallythese experiencesareat the heart ofreligious traditionsandmanyoftheirfootprintscan be seen inrevolutionarymoments ofrevelationandspiritual inspirations. Reports that indicate sucheventsare probablythe deepestandmost well-knownarereportsthatcome to usfromallperiods andcultures. Followers of all religionshave hadsuchexperiencesandstillhave. This articleseeks to answersomebasic questions, such as, the exact meaning of spiritual, mystical and religious experiences, and whatdistinguishesthem. Spiritualexperiencemaybe consideredconsciousnessofanother level oflife the realm ofmystical experiencebe the experience of unity.