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I further define this practice as being pragmatic and thus call it “pragmatic
apophatic mysticism.” This is to contrast it with the way of most other apophatic
mystics; these others are typically oriented toward what they believe to be “the
Absolute” and are convinced that personal immortality is achievable. The
pragmatic apophaticist refrains from claiming that her practice is oriented
toward anything absolute, and does not claim to know whether personal
immortality is achievable or not. The apophaticist seeks immediacy and finds
ecstasy in that immediacy; she has no answers for solving the unknowns of her
future, and no interest in finding any.
Mystical ecstasy consists of unconditional love. I describe the nature of this love
which has brought me so much satisfaction with life. Being unconditional, it does
not have to depend on possessing the knowledge of any metaphysical truth, or on
the discovery of any other reasonable cause. As I plunge right now at this
moment into the apophatic mystery, I don’t expect to encounter an all-saving
God who will finally make sense of the ambiguities of human life. On the
contrary, the intensity and endurance of the ecstasy appears to be the result of
the very fact that I have surrendered to a “love for no reason.”
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