Mysticism
Mystic: My understanding of a mystic was what the rishis of Vedic times were, or Dnyaaneshwar or his siblings were. Souls in search of the divine. Those who went looking for and succeeded in finding the eternal truth underlying the finite universe. When I tried to verify what our modern day “ Know all Sage”( Dnyani) AKA Google defines as a mystic this is what I found: A mystic is a person who seeks direct, personal experience of the divine, ultimate reality, or spiritual truths, often through meditation and contemplation . The term refers to individuals focused on inward spiritual transformation, bridging the seen and unseen, and practicing "the presence of God" or universal energy So it essentially conformed with my idea of what a mystic is. I would never have thought that mysticism means something different to different people. During our recent trip to Peru, one day we took a half day trip to a town called Pisac, situated in the Sacred Valley, about an hour or less...