Mysticism is the pursuit of direct union with the divine through contemplation. It is the experience of God. It is the knowledge of God. It is the love of God. It is the presence of God. It is the union with God. It is the ecstasy of God. It is the vision of God. It is the darkness of God. It is the light of God. It is the silence of God. It is the word of God. It is the spirit of God. It is the mysticism.

Mysticism is found in many religions. In Christianity, it is the practice of contemplative prayer. It is the practice of lectio divina. It is the practice of the Jesus Prayer. It is the practice of the dark night of the soul. It is the practice of the cloud of unknowing. It is the practice of the interior castle. It is the practice of the ascent of Mount Carmel. It is the practice of the mysticism. In Islam, it is Sufism. It is the practice of dhikr. It is the practice of sama. It is the practice of the whirling dervishes. It is the practice of the love of God. It is the practice of the annihilation of the self. It is the practice of the union with the beloved. It is the practice of the mysticism. In Judaism, it is Kabbalah. It is the practice of the Torah. It is the practice of the names of God. It is the practice of the tree of life. It is the practice of the chariot. It is the practice of the mysticism. In Hinduism, it is the practice of yoga. It is the practice of meditation. It is the practice of bhakti. It is the practice of the union with Brahman. It is the practice of the mysticism. In Buddhism, it is the practice of Zen. It is the practice of mindfulness. It is the practice of the koan. It is the practice of the enlightenment. It is the practice of the mysticism.

Mysticism in religions

• Christianity: Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Meister Eckhart.
• Islam: Rumi, Al-Ghazali, Ibn Arabi.
• Judaism: Kabbalah, Zohar, Isaac Luria.
• Hinduism: Shankara, Ramakrishna, Ramana Maharshi.
• Buddhism: Zen, Dogen, Bodhidharma.
• Taoism: Laozi, Zhuangzi, inner alchemy.

Mysticism is not a religion. It is not a doctrine. It is not a theology. It is not a philosophy. It is not a system. It is not a method. It is not a technique. It is not a practice. It is not a discipline. It is not a path. It is not a way. It is not a truth. It is not a life. It is not a death. It is not a rebirth. It is not a union. It is not a vision. It is not a darkness. It is not a light. It is not a silence. It is not a word. It is not a spirit. It is not a God. It is not a self. It is not an other. It is not a one. It is not a many. It is not an all. It is not a nothing. It is not a mysticism. It is mysticism. It is the experience. It is the knowledge. It is the love. It is the presence. It is the union. It is the ecstasy. It is the vision. It is the darkness. It is the light. It is the silence. It is the word. It is the spirit. It is the God. It is the self. It is the other. It is the one. It is the many. It is the all. It is the nothing. It is the mysticism. Be still and know that I am God. That is the psalm. That is the invitation. That is the practice. That is the experience. That is the mysticism.