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**Vkowefek** · 01-26-2011, 01:29 PM

Imo we have today far to small and too materialistic view of the world.
Yes of course we need a material view of the world,but not only.
I really do feel that if there is any point to life it's to expand our consciousness,(I would suggest there is no other point)
So the real question here is what do we mean by "mysticism"? It's only pedestrian to think of it as something strange/beyond our understanding. If we can see a bigger picture then the term becomes irrelevant.

01-26-2011, 01:29 PM	#3
Vkowefek Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 389 Senior Member	Imo we have today far to small and too materialistic view of the world. Yes of course we need a material view of the world,but not only. I really do feel that if there is any point to life it's to expand our consciousness,(I would suggest there is no other point) So the real question here is what do we mean by "mysticism"? It's only pedestrian to think of it as something strange/beyond our understanding. If we can see a bigger picture then the term becomes irrelevant.
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