"By radically altering one's values and perceptions of the world, mystical experience tends to create its own culture,…"

"Critics call them narcissistic, not knowing the thoughtful nature of their inward search; self-annihilating, not know…"

"The spiritual quest begins, for most people, as a search for meaning."

"Zbigniew Brzezinski, ...spoke of an "increasing yearning for something spiritual" in advanced Western societies where…"

"Contemporary mystical experiences from many individuals and many parts of the world have centered in recent years on …"

"The consensual vision, whatever its variations, sees this transformation of consciousness as the moment anticipated b…"

"The seed of God is in us, Meister Eckhart said. "Pear seeds grow into pear trees, nut seeds into nut trees, and God s…"

"Always, the vision of evolution toward the light. Light is the oldest and most pervasive metaphor in spiritual experi…"

"L i g h t . . . light, wrote T. S. Eliot, visible reminder of invisible light."

"Millions living today have experienced transcendent aspects of reality and have incorporated this knowledge into thei…"