Unio mystica (English spelling)

Japanese: unio mystica(英語表記)uniomystica
Unio mystica (English spelling)

...Although this already suggests an experience that does not allow for normal expression, mysticism is a position in which humans attempt to directly experience the absolute, which is thought to be God, the highest reality, the ultimate basis of the universe, etc., within themselves in its absolute nature, and has appeared widely in the history of religions with various variations. The fundamental characteristic of mysticism is the experience of unity between the absolute and the self, which is technically called ``mystical union (unio mystica).'' Since this is a union with the absolute that transcends humans, a union with something absolutely other than the ordinary self, it can only be realized by breaking away from the self and breaking through the self-confined framework.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "unio mystica" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…それによってすでに通常の表現を許さない経験が示唆されているが,神秘主義とは,神,最高実在,宇宙の究極的根拠などと考えられる絶対者を,その絶対性のままに人間が自己の内面で直接に体験しようとする立場をいい,さまざまなバリエーションをもって広く宗教史のうちにあらわれている。 神秘主義の根本特質は,術語的に〈神秘的合一(ウニオ・ミュスティカunio mystica)〉といわれる絶対者と自己との合一体験にある。それは,人間を超えた絶対者との合一,通常の自己からは絶対的に他なるものとの合一であるから,必然的に自己からの脱却,自己という枠の突破を通してのみ現成する。…

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