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Mysticism in World Religions This excellent site explores the mystical traditions of six religions--Judaism, Christianity, Islam/Sufism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism--by comparing and contrasting quotations drawn from their respective literatures. These quotations are organized by topic, by religion, and by author.
Anonymous
The Cloud of Unknowing
St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
The Christ Path
John Climacus (c. 579-649)
On Repentance, from The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Meister Eckhart (c. 1260-1327)
Quotes and Selected Writings
Biography
George Fox (1624-1691)
Autobiography
Gregory of Nyssa (c. 331-395)
On Perfection
The Life of Gregory the Wonderworker
Biography, texts, and links
Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1199)
Translations of her songs
St. John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Ascent of Mount Carmel
Julian of Norwich (c. 1342-1413)
Revelations of Divine Love
Selected quotes from Revelations of Divine Love
Mechthild of Magdeburg (c.1212-1282)
The Flowing Light of the Godhead
Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Beliefnet's Thomas Merton Links
Andrew Murray (1828-1917)
Absolute Surrender
The Deeper Christian Life
Hannah Whitall Smith (1832-1911)
Christian's Secret of a Happy Life
The God of All Comfort
St. Symeon the New Theologian (949-1022)
Selected Quotations
Biography
St. Theresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Collection of quotations
Interior Castle
Way of Perfection
Autobiography
Other Related Links
Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation: An ecumenical Christian organization devoted to the support of contemplative spirituality
The Ecole Initiative: An Internet library of early Church documents, including many mystic texts
Kabbalah 101: An introduction to Jewish mysticism from Aish.com
Jalaluddin Rumi: Selected poems
Mysticism Resources Page: Information about many different spiritualities and links to related texts
Beliefnet's Kabbalah Links