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A Mystic is a person who practices mysticism. Alternatively, mystics can be considered metaphysicians, philosophers, or thinkers who are more similar to the Greek root of the word philosopher - philosophos - meaning lover of wisdom than the present day meaning of philosopher. The primal difference between a mystic and a present day philosopher would be that a mystic works towards spiritual fulfillment where as a present day philosopher in some sense works towards academic recognition, i.e. their motivation for their chosen paths are different. A mystic just as every other thinker, wants to help make a difference in the world, but understands the limitations of language. A true mystic then tries to approach the situation by being mystical and hence truthful to himself in his actions. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Mysticism from the Greek μυστικός (mystikos) an initiate (of the Eleusinian Mysteries, μυστήρια (mysteria) meaning initiation[1]) is the pursuit of achieving communion or identity with, or conscious awareness of, ultimate reality, the divine, spiritual truth, or God through direct experience, intuition, or insight; and the belief that such experience is an... Plato and Aristotle, by Raphael (Stanza della Segnatura, Rome). ...

When we use the word reality it is in itself an oxymoron, as in the above definition where realities (the plural) is used. Two equivalent definitions of reality are (1) The totality of all things possessing actuality, existence, or essence, or (2) That which exists objectively and in fact. The two uses of the word are contradictory hence making the above definition of a mystic a one sided view.

This is better expressed in Okakura Kakuzo's words. “The ancient sages (mystics) never put their teachings in systematic form. They spoke in paradoxes, for they were afraid of uttering half-truths. They began by talking like fools and ended by making their hearers wise." Good examples of a western mystics are William Blake and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Good examples of eastern mystics are Lao Tze and Swami Vivekananda Okakura Tenshin (岡倉 天心, February 14, 1863 - September 2, 1913) was a Japanese scholar who contributed the development of arts in Japan. ... William Blake in an 1807 portrait by Thomas Phillips William Blake (November 28, 1757–August 12, 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. ... Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 -April 27, 1882) was an American author, poet, and philosopher. ... Lao Zi (also spelled Laozi, Lao Tzu, or Lao Tse) was a famous Chinese philosopher who is believed to have lived in approximately the 4th century BC, during the Hundred Schools of Thought and Warring States Periods. ... Swami Vivekananda (Bengali: স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ Shami Bibekanondo), whose pre-monastic name was Narendranath Dutta (নরেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত Nôrendronath Dotto) (January 12, 1863 - July 4, 1902) was one of the most famous and influential spiritual leaders of the Vedanta philosophy. ...

Mystics by Tradition

Hindu mystics

A large statue in Bangalore depicting Shiva meditating

• Adi Sankara
• Ananda Moyi Ma
• Andal
• Aurobindo
• Caitanya Mahaprabhu
• Chinmayananda
• Dayananda Saraswati
• Gajanan Maharaj
• Gopi Krishna
• Gurudev R D Ranade
• Lalleshvari
• Lokenath
• Mata Amritanandamayi or Ammachi
• Madhvacharya
• Mirabai
• Narada Muni
• Nārāyana Guru(1856-1928)
• Prabhupada
• Prasanna
• Sri Ramakrishna
• Ramana Maharshi
• Ramanuja
• Ramesh Balsekar
• Sai Baba
• Sathya Sai Baba
• Sivananda
• Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
• Sri Deep Narayan Mahaprabhuji
• Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
• Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
• Swaminarayan
• Tukaram
• Vivekananda
• Yogananda

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Sri Adi Sankara Adi Shankaracharya or Adi Shankara (the first Shankara in his lineage), reverentially called Bhagavatpada Acharya (the teacher at the feet of Lord), Shankara (approximately 509- 477 BC (though some claim 788-820 CE)) was the most famous Advaita philosopher who had a profound influence on the growth... Andal, pronounced aanDaaL is one of the twelve Alvars of Vaishnavism, and is the second most important of them. ... Śrī Aurobindo Śrī Aurobindo (August 15, 1872–December 5, 1950) was an Indian nationalist, scholar, poet, Hindu mystic, Evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru. ... Deities of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (right) and Sri Nityananda (left) at Radha-Krishna temple in Radhadesh, Belgium Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (also transliterated Chaitanya) (1486 - 1534), was an ascetic Hindu monk and social reformer in 16th century Bengal, India (present-day West Bengal and Bangladesh). ... Swami Chinmayananda (स्‍वामी चिन्‍मयानन्‍द) (1916 - August 3, 1993) was born Balakrishna Menon (Balan) in Ernakulam, Kerala in a very devout Hindu family. ... Swami Dayananda Saraswati (दयानन्‍द सरस्‍वती) was born in Tamil Nadu. ... Gajanan Maharaj is considered by Hindus to be a saint with miraculous powers. ... Gopi Krishna (1903 - 1984) of India was a yogi, mystic, teacher, social reformer, and writer. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... In literature of India, Lalleshvari or Lalleshwari is also known as Lalla, and was a poet of the Kashmir valley. ... Baba Lokenath Brahmachari or simply Baba Lokenath was a semi-legendary Hindu saint and philosopher in Bengal. ... Mātā AmritanandamayÄ« Devi(माता अमृतानन्‍दमयी), is also known by Her followers as Amma, Ammachi or Mother (born September 27, 1953), was born Sudhamani in the small village of Parayakadavu (now partially known as Amritapuri), near Kollam, Kerala. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Mirabai (मीराबाई) (1498-1547) (sometimes also spelled Meera) was a female Hindu mystical poet during the Mughal period of Indian history. ... Narada Narada is the Hindu divine sage, who is an enduring chanter of the name Hari. ... Narayana Guru It has been suggested that the section Sri Narayana Guru from the article Ezhava be merged into this article or section. ... Srila Prabhupada under a painting of Krishna A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (September 1, 1896–November 14, 1977) was born Abhay Charan De, in Calcutta, West Bengal. ... Prasanna is a word in Hinduism, which means He who is happy and brings happiness to people. It is also used in phrases like Ganesha Prasanna !, Durga Mata Prasanna! Prasanna is a male name in the Hindu community. ... Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa (February 18, 1836 - August 16, 1886) was a Bengali religious leader. ... For a place-name in Azerbaijan see Ramana (settlement). ... Sri Ramanuja Acharya (traditionally dated 1017–1137 CE) was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of Sri Vaishnavism. ... He is a disciple of Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj, a renowned Advaita master. ... This article is about the original, turn of the century Shirdi Sai Baba from Bombay state (now Maharashtra). ... Sathya Sai Baba (born Sathya Narayana Raju on November 23, 1926 — or later than 1927[1] — with the family name of Ratnakaram [2]) is a South Indian Guru often described as a Godman[3][4] and a miracle worker. ... Swami Sivananda Saraswati (1887-1963), as he is known under his monastic name, was born Kuppuswami in Pattamadai, Tamil Nadu, India. ... Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927 - 2001), affectionately known as Gurudeva, was born in Oakland, California on January 5th, 1927. ... Bhagwan Sri Deep Narayan Mahaprabhuji (November 11, 1828?–December 5, 1963), was a mystic and yogi. ... Nisargadatta Maharaj near the end of his life. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Bhagwan Shree Swaminarayan Bhagwan Swaminarayan (April 2, 1781 - 1830) was born Ghanshyam Maharaj to a brahmin family in the village of Chhapaiya, Uttar Pradesh, India. ... Tukaram (तुकाराम), respectfully referred to as Shri Tukaram, and colloquially referred to as Tuka (तुका) was a seventeenth century Marathi poet saint of India, with a very great stature in the Bhakti movement of Maharashtra, so much so that in the popular mind he is the very peak of that centuries long... Introduction Swami Vivekananda (Narendranath Dutta) (January 12, 1863 - July 4, 1902) is considered one of the most famous and influential spiritual leaders of the Hindu religion. ... Mukunda Lal Ghosh (January 5, 1893 in Gorakhpur, in northern India - March 7, 1952), better known as Paramahansa Yogananda, was a Bengali yogi and guru. ...

Chinese mystics

• Laozi (Lao-tzu)
• Zhuangzi (Chuang-tzu)
• Ge Hong (Ko Hung)
• Zhi Daolin (Chih Tao-lin)
• Zhang Sanfeng (Chang San-feng)
• Zhang Zai (Chang Tsai)

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Zhuāngzǐ (pinyin), Chuang Tzu (Wade-Giles), Chuang Tsu, Zhuang Tze, or Chuang Tse (Traditional Chinese characters: 莊子; Simplified Chinese characters: 庄子, literally meaning Master Zhuang) was a famous philosopher in ancient China who lived around the 4th century BCE during the Warring States Period, corresponding to the Hundred Schools of Thought... Ge Hong(葛洪) (284-364, also known as Zhichuan) was a minor southern official during the Jin dynasty (263-420), best known for his interest in Daoism, alchemy, and techniques of longevity. ... Zhang Sanfeng was a semi-mythical Chinese Taoist priest who is believed by some to have achieved immortality, said variously to date from either the late Song dynasty, Yuan dynasty or Ming dynasty. ... Chang Tsai (or Zhang Zai) (1020-1077) was a Chinese Neo-Confucian moral philosopher and cosmologist. ...

Christian mystics

• Jesus of Nazareth (c. 4 BCE – c. 30 CE) (Although believed by traditional Christians to be divine, Jesus of Nazareth is characterized by many religious scholars (Reference?) as a mystic)
• St. John the Apostle (? -101) (Apostle and disciple of Jesus himself)
• Clement of Alexandria (? -216) (Church Father, especially the Eastern Church)
• St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) (Church Father, especially the Western Church)
• St. Gregory I (590-604) (Church Father)
• Saint Anselm (1033-1109) (Catholic)
• Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) (Catholic)
• Hugh of Saint Victor (1096–1141) (Catholic)
• St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) (Catholic)
• Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) (Catholic)
• Albertus Magnus (1206-1280) (Catholic)
• Mechthild of Magdeburg (1210-1279) (Catholic)
• St. Thomas Aquinas (1224-1275) (Catholic)
• Angela of Foligno - (c.1248-1309) ) (Catholic)
• Meister Eckhart (c. 1260 - 1327/8) (Catholic)
• Richard Rolle (c. 1290 - 1349) (Catholic)
• St. Gregory Palamas (1296 - 1359) (Eastern Orthodox)
• St. Bridget of Sweden (1302-1373) (Catholic)
• Julian of Norwich (1342-c.1416) (Catholic)
• St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) (Catholic)
• Margery Kempe (c.1373-1438) (Lollard)
• Marguerite Porete /Porette /Marguerite of Hainaut (d.1310) (Hainaut, Belgium)
• Paracelsus (1493-1541) (Esoteric)
• St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) (Catholic)
• St. John of the Cross (1542-1591) (Catholic)
• Pierre de Bérulle (1575-1629) (Catholic)
• Jakob Boehme (1575-1624) (Non-denominational)
• Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682) (Non-denominational)
• Michael de Molinos (1628-1696) (Catholic)
• Sarah Wight (1632-?)
• Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) (Swedenborgism)
• William Blake (1757-1827) (Esoteric)
• Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824) (Catholic)
• Jakob Lorber (1800-1864) (Non-denominational)
• Rufus Jones (1863-1948) (Quaker)
• Max Heindel (1865-1919) (Esoteric)
• Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897) (Catholic)
• Pio of Pietrelcina (1887-1968) (Catholic)
• Aiden Wilson Tozer (1897-1963)
• Daniil Andreev (1906-1959) (Eastern Orthodox)
• Simone Weil (1909-1943) (Catholic)
• Thomas Merton (1915-1968) (Catholic)
• Anthony de Mello (priest) (1931-1987) (Catholic)
• Robert Kennedy, S.J, Roshi (Catholic & Zen)

Not everyone listed here is Christian or a mystic, but all have contributed to the Christian understanding of connection to or direct experience of God. ... This article concerns critical reconstructions of the Historical Jesus. ... John the Apostle (יוחנן The LORD is merciful, Standard Hebrew Yoḥanan, Tiberian Hebrew Yôḥānān), also known as John the Revelator, was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. ... Clement of Alexandria (Titus Flavius Clemens), was the first member of the Church of Alexandria to be more than a name, and one of its most distinguished teachers. ... For the first Archbishop of Canterbury, see Saint Augustine of Canterbury. ... Saint Gregory I, or Gregory the Great (called the Dialogist in Eastern Orthodoxy) (circa 540 - March 12, 604) was pope of the Catholic Church from September 3, 590 until his death. ... Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033 or 1034 – April 21, 1109) was an Italian medieval philosopher and theologian, who held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109. ... Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (Fontaines, near Dijon, 1090 – August 21, 1153 in Clairvaux) was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian monastic order. ... Hugh of St. ... A medieval illumination showing Hildegard von Bingen and the monk Volmar Blessed Hildegard of Bingen (alternatively, German von Bingen or Latin, Bingensis) (1098 – September 17, 1179) was a German magistra,[1] monastic leader, mystic, author, and composer of music. ... Saint Francis of Assisi (1182 – October 3, 1226) founded the Franciscan Order or Friars Minor. // Francis was born in 1182 in Assisi, Italy, while his father was in France on business. ... Albertus Magnus (1193? – November 15, 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, was a Dominican friar who became famous for his comprehensive knowledge and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion. ... Mechthild of Magdeburg (1210 – ca. ... Saint Thomas Aquinas [Thomas of Aquin, or Aquino] (c. ... Angela of Foligno (born circa 1248, died 1309) was a Catholic mystic who lived in Foligno, Italy, near Assisi. ... The Meister Eckhart portal of the Erfurt Church. ... Richard Rolle (c. ... Gregory Palamas (1296 - 1359) was a monk of Mount Athos in Greece, and later became Archbishop of Thessalonica. ... Italic textSaint Birgitta, also known as St. ... Julian of Norwich (c. ... St. ... Margery Kempe (ca. ... Paracelsus Paracelsus (born 11 November or 17 December 1493 in Einsiedeln, Switzerland - 24 September 1541) was an alchemist, physician, astrologer, and general occultist. ... Teresa of Avila by Peter Paul Rubens Saint Teresa of Avila (known in religion as Teresa de Jesús, baptised as Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada) was a Spanish Roman Catholic mystic and monastic reformer; born at Avila (53 miles north-west of Madrid), Old Castile, March 28, 1515; died... Saint John of the Cross (Juan de la Cruz) (June 24, 1542 – December 14, 1591) was a major figure in the Catholic Reformation, a Spanish mystic and Carmelite friar born at Fontiveros, a small village near Ávila. ... Pierre de Bérulle (February 4, 1575 - October 2, 1629) was a French cardinal and statesman. ... Idealized portrait of Böhmes from Theosophia Revelata (1730) Jakob Böhme (1575–1624) was a Christian mystic born in central Germany, near Görlitz. ... Sir Thomas Browne (October 19, 1605 - October 19, 1682) was an English author of varied works that disclose his wide learning in diverse fields including medicine, religion, science and the esoteric. ... Miguel de Molinos (c. ... Emanuel Swedenborg, 75, holding the manuscript of Apocalypsis Revelata (1766). ... William Blake in an 1807 portrait by Thomas Phillips William Blake (November 28, 1757–August 12, 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. ... Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (8 September 1774 - 9 February 1824) was a Catholic Augustinian nun, stigmatic, and ecstatic. ... Jakob Lorber (July 22, 1800-1864) considered himself Gods scribe. Over a period of 24 years, he wrote manuscripts equivalent to 10,000 pages in print, expecting and receiving no financial reward. ... Rufus Matthew Jones (January 25, 1863-June 16, 1948) was an American writer, journal editor, college professor and one of the founders of the American Friends Service Committee. ... Max Heindel (1865-1919) Max Heindel - born Carl Louis von Grasshoff in Aarhus, Denmark on July 23, 1865 - was a Christian occultist, astrologer, and mystic. ... Saint Thérèse de Lisieux (January 2, 1873 - September 30, 1897), or more properly Sainte Thérèse de lEnfant-Jésus (Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus), born Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Martin, was a Roman Catholic nun who was canonised as a... Francesco Forgione (May 25, 1887 – September 23, 1968), canonized Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, was an Italian priest. ... Aiden Wilson Tozer (April 21, 1897 - May 12, 1963) was an American Protestant pastor, preacher, author, magazine editor, Bible conference speaker, and spiritual mentor. ... Daniil Andreev 1943 Daniil Andreev (Russian: ) (b. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Thomas Merton (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was one of the most influential Catholic authors of the 20th century. ... Book authored by the priest. ...

Islamic mystics

Arab

• Uwais al-Qarni,
• Harrm Bin Hian,
• Hasan al-Basri,
• Rabia,
• al-Muhasibi,
• al-Junayd,
• Ibn Arabi,

Persian Uwais al-Qarni (Arabic: أويس القرني) (d. ... Hasan al-Basri (حسن البسری) [Abu Said al-Hasan ibn Abi-l-Hasan Yasar al-Basri], (642 - 728 or 737), Arab theologian, was born at Medina. ... Rābiʻa al-ʻAdawiyya al-Quaysiyya of Basra or simply Rabia Al-Basri (717-801 C.E.) was a female Sufi saint. ... For the Maliki scholar, see Ibn al-Arabi. ...

• al-Ghazali, (d. 1111)
• Kharaqani, Abul-Hassan
• al Hallaj (d. 922)
• Khwajeh Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Shirazi
• Sadi
• Abdul Qadir Gilani
• Abu Yazid Bistami aka Bayazid of Bistam
• Abusaeid Abolkheyr
• Farid al-Din Attar
• Jami
• Mahmud Shabistari

Afghan Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazâlî (ابو حامد محمد الغزالي), known as Algazel to the western medieval world, born 1058 in Tus, Khorasan province of Persia, modern day Iran, died 1111, Tus) was an Islamic theologian, philosopher, and mystic of Persian origin. ... Mansur Al-Hallaj (c. ... Khwajeh Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Shirazi (also spelled Hafiz) (خواجه شمس‌الدین محمد حافظ شیرازی in Persian) was a Persian mystic and poet. ... Saadi (سعدی in Persian) (Real name: Mushrif-ud-Din Abdullah) (1184 - 1283/1291?) was an Iranian poet, a native of Shiraz. ... Sheikh Muhyiddeen Abdul Qadir Gilani (1077 – 1166 CE) was a mystic scholar and saint of Islam. ... Abu Yazid Bistami was a famous Islamic mystic and one of the earliest of the Sufis. ... Abusaeid Abolkheyr (966-1046) (In Persian ابوسعید ابوالخیر هجری قمری 440-357) also known as Sheikh Abusaeid , was a famous Persian Sufi who contributed extensively to the evolution of Sufi thought. ... The Conference of the Birds painted by Habib Allah. ... Youth seeking his fathers advice Miniature illustration to the Haft Awrang of Jami, in the story A Father Advises his Son About Love See Sufi outlook on male love Freer and Sackler Galleries, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Persian youth playing chess with two suitors Illustration to the Haft... Mahmud Shabistari is one of the most celebrated Persian Sufi poets. ...

• Mawlana Faizani, (20th Century)

Turkish Mawlana Faizani Mawalana Faizani was born 17 April 1923 (the twenty-first day of Ramadan of that year) in Herat, Afghanistan to a family of miagan (religious scholars descended from a great Islamic saint). ...

• Yunus Emre
• Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (1207 – 1273)

Indian Subcontinent's Yunus Emre was a 13th century Turkish poet and mystic, who had an immense influence on Turkish literature. ... Mawlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī[1] (Persian: , Turkish: Mevlânâ Celâleddin Mehmed Rumi) , also known as Mawlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī (Persian: ), but known to the English-speaking world simply as Rumi, (1207 — 1273 CE) was a 13th century Persian... Events Stephen Langton consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury June 17 by Pope Innocent III Births September 8 - King Sancho II of Portugal October 1 - King Henry III of England (d. ... For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. ...

• Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, aka Khwaja Gareeb Nawaz
• Khwaja Nizamuddin Chishti, aka Nizamuddin Auliya or just Khwaja Nizamuddin
• Qalandar Baba Auliya
• Amir Khusro
• Shahbaz Qalander

Moinuddin Chishti dargah, Ajmer, India Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti (Persian: خواجہ معین الدین چشتی ) was born in 1141 and died in 1230 CE, also known as Gharib Nawaz (Persian: غریب نواز ), is the most famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order of South Asia. ... Nizamiddun Bawli Nizamuddin Auliya (1238 - 1325 AD) also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin, is a famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order in India. ... Abul Hasan Yaminuddin Khusro (1253-1325 CE), better known as Amir Khusro Dehlavi (in Persian اميرخسرو دهلوى), is one of the iconic figures in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. ... Shahbaz Qalander is a Sufi saint revered by Hindus and Muslims of Sindh. ...

Jewish mystics

• Jesus of Nazareth (1-31)
• Shimon bar Yochai (c.200)
• Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia (1240-1291)
• Moses ben Shem Tob de Leon (1250-1305)
• Isaac Luria (1534-1572)
• Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (1707-1746)
• Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810)
• Abraham Isaac Kook (1864-1935)
• Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994)

This article concerns critical reconstructions of the Historical Jesus. ... ... In Judaism, the Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ Standard Hebrew Arabic: Al-Masih, المسيح), Tiberian Hebrew , Aramaic ) initially meant any person who was anointed by a prophet of God. ... Rabbi Moses ben Shem-Tov de Leon (c. ... The Grave of Isaac Luria in Safed Rabbi Isaac Luria (1534–July 25, 1572) was a Jewish scholar and mystic. ... Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (also Moses Chaim, Moses Hayyim, also Luzzato) (1707-1746), also known by the Hebrew acronym as the RAMCHAL (also RAMHAL), was a prominent Italian Jewish rabbi, mystic, and philosopher best remembered today for his ethical treatise Mesillat Yesharim (Path of the Just). ... Nachman of Breslov also known as Reb Nachman of Breslav or simply as Rebbe Nachman (1772-1810) was an Orthodox rabbi and the founder of the Breslov Hasidic dynasty. ... Abraham Isaac Kook (1864 - 1935) was the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of the British Mandate of Palestine, the founder of the (now) Religious Zionist Yeshiva Merkaz Harav, and a renowned Torah scholar. ... Rabbi M.M. Schneerson For the third Rebbe of the Chabad Lubavitch dynasty see Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (with an h) Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (April 18, 1902 – June 12, 1994), referred to by his followers as The Rebbe, was a prominent Charedi (traditional Orthodox) Jewish rabbi who was the seventh...

Mormon mystics

• Joseph Smith, Sr. (1771-1840)
• Eliza R. Snow (1804-1887)
• Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-1844)
• Wilford Woodruff (1807-1898)
• Joseph F. Smith (1838-1918)
• Hugh Nibley (1910-2005)

Joseph Smith, Sr. ... Eliza Roxcy Snow(Library of Congress) Eliza Roxcy Snow (1804-01-21 – 1887-12-05) was a prominent and influential early Latter-day Saint leader, a poet, and a plural wife of both Joseph Smith, Jr. ... Joseph Smith, Jr. ... Wilford Woodruff (March 1, 1807 – September 2, 1898) was the fourth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), from 1889 until his death in 1898. ... Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr. ... Hugh Winder Nibley (born March 27, 1910 in Portland, Oregon - February 24, 2005) was one of Mormonisms most celebrated scholars. ...

Atheist mystics

• Sam Harris
• Susan Blackmore
• Thomas Metzinger

Sam Harris Sam Harris (born 1967) is an American author with an interest in neuroscience and religion. ... Susan Jane Blackmore (born July 29, 1951) is a British freelance writer, lecturer, and broadcaster, perhaps best known for her book The Meme Machine. ... Thomas Metzinger Thomas Metzinger (born March 12, 1958) is a German philosopher. ...

Other mystics

• Joseph Beuys
• Meher Baba
• Carlos Castaneda
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• Aleister Crowley (magick and Thelema)
• Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Celia Green
• Gurdjieff
• David R. Hawkins
• Aldous Huxley
• Carl Jung
• Jiddu Krishnamurti
• Bob Marley
• Plotinus (Neo-Platonist)
• Percy Bysshe Shelley
• Ross G.H. Shott
• Chapel Tibet
• Allen Ginsberg
• Walt Whitman
• Richard Rose
• Victor Zammit
• Dan Millman
• Eckhart Tolle
• U. G. Krishnamurti