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The Mystical Tradition

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God & Work

What this book knows

The mystics of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam know that seeking God is the most authentic human act, practiced through prayer in community.

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Work: Present
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Religion: Primary

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The greatest human ambition is to seek God, and the only true tragedy is failing to become a saint.
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The Cloud of Unknowing advocates an exercise of prayer that employs the desire of the will: shooting toward God.
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Are they self-deluded fools or the wisest of humans? Are they tragically mistaken, or witnesses to a truth hidden to others?
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At the heart of rabbinic circles was a powerful mysticism centered in the spiritual ascent to the heavenly throne.
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Despite being highly personal, mysticism has flourished most within well-developed and firm communities of shared practice.
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In response to competing teachers purveying secret revelations, they argued for public apostolic succession.
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