Re: a new thread (or an old re-tread)

Arthur Chandler (arthurc@SFSU.EDU)
Fri, 8 Dec 1995 13:34:15 -0800

On Fri, 8 Dec 1995, D.L. Richardson wrote:

> 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."