Christian mystics, about the same, not in the particulars, but the general ideas you so beautifully describe. Thanks.
You’re welcome. One of the most beautiful mystic poets is Rumi, who was not Hindu but Sufi. He writes of the “wine of God” and being “drunk” with the love of God, seeing God everywhere and losing himself, “lost in the love” and not only unable to find his way back, but not caring if he did.
I often wonder if that’s how St. Francis or St. Thérèse of Lisieux were to be around, if they’d just “go off” into divine communion for awhile. Maybe that’s when the animals would come around, the birds, etc. I know some saints needed “caretakers” because they’d just forget their bodies altogether. The power of the Holy Spirit around them must have been immense and palpable to everyone present.
I’ve always been a big “saints fan” LOL.