Amir FreimannJun 26, 20231 minWhy are we so shy about spiritual experiences?In a public lecture that Abraham Maslow gave in 1961 he spoke about spiritual / mystical / peak experiences in exalted terms, saying that...
Amir FreimannJun 26, 20231 minParadoxical PerennialismPerennialism is a perspective that views all spiritual/religious experiences, paths and traditions as different expressions of a single...
Amir FreimannJun 26, 20232 minKnowledge of Truth Requires Transformation of the SubjectIn one of his talks in The Hermeneutics of the Subject, Michel Foucault explores the question of truth from the perspective of...
Amir FreimannMar 19, 20232 minThe mystic's renunciationWe can easily dismiss the mystic's attraction to asceticism, abstinence and renunciation as originating from backward life- and...