tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747309.post2170887895350524348..comments2024-01-03T01:50:21.085-05:00Comments on Out of the Depths: Protestant Mystic Jacob BoehmeSteveAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00394492083234379612noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747309.post-77116054779345618062011-11-29T06:33:27.097-05:002011-11-29T06:33:27.097-05:00Thank you for your comment Jason. Can't say t...Thank you for your comment Jason. Can't say that I've experienced the harmonies of heaven either. The socialization I derived from my Church of Christ heritage is an impediment to such, I think. Whereas what Boehme and other mystics feel is foreign to me, it is a mystery worth investigating.SteveAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00394492083234379612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8747309.post-73436269546626898162011-11-26T21:55:39.243-05:002011-11-26T21:55:39.243-05:00Interesting. I hope you'll add some additional...Interesting. I hope you'll add some additional posts as you make your way through the book--your Kindle reading habits notwithstanding.<br /><br />"We have but to quiet our own thoughts and desires, and we shall hear at once the harmonies of heaven."<br /><br />I'm quite sure I've never experienced the "harmonies of heaven" as Boehme did, but I know I've certainly been more at peace on the few occasions I've managed to rid myself of distraction. The difficulty is "living deliberately" in Thoreau's words for any extended period of time.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141171561922363614noreply@blogger.com