living transcendence | Amir Freimann

Amir Freimann

Transient Experiences Versus Existential States

There is some connection between passing experiences of deep sadness and longlasting persistent depression. There is some connection...

Amir Freimann

What changes in spiritual awakening?

In a conversation with my friend about "what is the basic experiential / conscious / existential element that changes when one awakens...

Amir Freimann

What mystics value most

I'm ploughing ahead with the writing of a paper on "the experiential characteristics of the spiritual high plateau" and would like to...

Amir Freimann

Awareness of the sacred in times of crisis

I the interviews I conducted with spiritual exemplars as part of my PhD research, one of the questions I asked was: Did you have in your...

Amir Freimann

The background experience

One of the central concepts in phenomenology (Husserl, Heidegger, Merlo-Ponti, Gadamer et al.) is "horizon" - a word pointing at the...

Amir Freimann

Why I want to create a film about "Exemplary Love"

A few days ago I had a Zoom meeting with my PhD advisory board. The three professors, who are also dear friends, started the meeting by...

Amir Freimann

Mystics without mystical experiences

I'm writing a research proposal to study the state of consciousness of spiritual masters or exemplars. In that context I'm reviewing...