Eastern mysticism or Eastern spirituality is a broad and largely Western concept summarizing and sometimes amalgamating mystic traditions of the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent and the Far East, a separate realm from Western mysticism. It includes mystic elements in:
- Buddhism (including Zen)
- Gnosticism
- Hinduism (including Yoga, Vedanta and Tantra)
- Kabbalah
- Sufism
- Taoism
- Zoroastrianism
- Other Eastern religions
Famous quotes containing the words eastern and/or mysticism:
“And not by eastern windows only,
When daylight comes, comes in the light;
In front the sun climbs slow, how slowly!
But westward, look, the land is bright!”
—Arthur Hugh Clough (1819–1861)
“What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It’s close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically.”
—Elie Wiesel (b. 1928)