> I guess what my question is: Is there anywhere a philosophical
> discussion of the 'religious' experience in context of human's
> inherent subjectivity? I'm just trying to make sense of 'religious'
> experiences within that context. Any thoughts? Has anyone out there
> managed to reconcile the two in a manner that doesn't simply write
> 'religious experiences' off as delusions?
>
This may be off the mark: but what came to mind was the words of a Zen
master to his student:
"Now that you have achieved complete and total enlightenment, you can
expect to be as miserable as ever."