in islamic mysticism by annihilation it is meant the removal of any determination, tendency of delimitation to non-delimitation and transformation of multiplicity into unity. the study of historical development of the concept of annihilation can be helpful in understanding and analyzing this fundamental doctrine of mysticism. in early mystical works extant in world of islam, hardly can one find...

through its evolution, the islamic mysticism was led in pantheism which was introduced by mohi al-din ibn `arabī. although pantheist ideas can be traced among the old mystics but ibn `arabī has been the founder and disciplinarian of such ideas. along with the spread of islam and persian language and literature in india, islamic mysticism, and subsequently, pantheistic mysticism spread in that c...

Creativity is an important aspect of humanity, but is shrouded in mystery and mysticism. Only recently have scientific approaches in AI focused on the study of creativity per se, as opposed to simpler problem solving [1]. I propose a model of creativity that merges Minsky’s Society of Mind [2] with Baars’ Global Workspace Theory [3]. In particular, the model simulates the experience of spontane...

For anyone who knew Eric Voegelin personally, the question elicits a smile. “Why, of course, the distance is quite far” is my own, spontaneous answer. Voegelin’s habitus, as I know it from Munich as well as Stanford, was clearly that of a man of reflective distance, not of mysticism. Reflection was his daily mode of thought, accompanied by reading, writing, and discussing. Distance was his way ...