The Inner Light Quotes

“In the classic sense of the term, ‘mysticism’ is connected to the idea of merging with the divine to such an extent that the sense of individuality is abolished. The expression ‘you cannot attain to God - once you do so, *you* are no more, only God is - may be said to be the essential basis of mysticism. The mystical experience itself is ‘trans-rational’ and can only be communicated via myth, symbol, or metaphor - a clear distinction with esotericism, which contains teachings that can in fact be directly and rationally transmitted.”
― P.T. Mistlberger, The Inner Light: Self-Realization Via the Western Esoteric Tradition