The Eastern Christian (Hesychast) and mystical traditions consistently teach that the goal of mystical experience is not the experience itself but transformation and union with God—one must let go of extraordinary experiences, pass through them, toward the pure presence and light beyond all image and thought.
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Jonathan PajoEvidence Quote
“they consistently insist that the mystic has to ignore all experiences because the purpose is not to have experiences the purpose is to be united with god to be transformed... the highest point is absence of all image and thought... only this kind of pure presence and this pure light”
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The 4 Horsemen of Meaning | Bishop Barron, John Vervaeke, and Jonathan Pageau | EP 204— Jordan B PetersonCreated: 8/10/2026, 11:07:05 PM
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