“Many mystics tell us that, in addition to the mind and heart with which we ordinarily communicate with God, we are, all of us, endowed with a mystical mind and mystical heart, a faculty which makes it possible for us to know God directly, to grasp and intuit him in his very being, though in a dark manner, apart from all thoughts and concepts and images.” [1]
What does it mean for you to open your own mystical mind and heart?
The mind or heart alone does not know God directly- it can only “think about” God.
But the mystical mind and mystical heart knows God intuitively, in an instinctual sense.
We can develop the mystical mind and heart- like a muscle!
DeMello goes on to write:
“As long as your mind machine keeps spinning out millions of thoughts and words, your mystical mind or Heart will remain underdeveloped.” [2]If all we do is think-think-think then we won’t ever find the interior spaciousness of the mystics.
For that, we need practice, contemplative practice as a way of decluttering our often very full and busy minds.
Hoping you find some time today to cultivate your own mystical mind!
References: [1, 2] Anthony de Mello, Sadhana: A Way to God (Garden City, New York: Image Books, 1984)
