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A probing, inspiring exploration of mysticism not as religious practice but as a mode of experience and way of life by one of the most provocative philosophical thinkers of our time.. Why mysticism? It has been called "experience in its most intense form," and in his new book the philosopher Simon Critchley poses a simple question to the reader: Wouldn't you like to taste this intensity? Wouldn't you like to be lifted up and out of yourself into a sheer feeling of aliveness, both your life and those of the creatures that surround you? If so, it might be well worthwhile trying to learn what is meant by mysticism and how it can shift, elevate, and deepen the sense of our lives. . Mysticism is not primarily a theoretical issue. It's not a question of religious belief but of felt experience and daily practice.
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Simon Critchley is Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York. He is series moderator of "The Stone," a philosophy column in the New York Times, to which he is a frequent contributor.
