The English version will be available soon.
Prologue
I intuitively knew in my youth that I would one day write this book—back when I first began my search for an inner path to God. Even then, I felt a deep urge to uncover the truth behind this apparent life and its events.
I understood that the problems I carried from my childhood and adolescence needed to be fundamentally resolved—and that this could ultimately only happen through the search for the reality of God.
Thus began a long journey, one that led me ever deeper.
At times, I thought I had found the answers, only to fall into a crisis of faith and be forced to search even deeper. Whenever I believed I already knew so much, I was shown that, in truth, I had understood nothing at all.
In recent years, I have had numerous mystical experiences in which God revealed to me an inner path.
It is not exactly the path I once imagined in my younger years. Time and again, I had to let go of my own ideas.
This book describes what God has revealed to me through many different experiences over the course of my life.
Ultimately, the most important realization is this:
This path works—and it brings us closer to God in a real way.
In recent years, my mystical experiences have become more frequent and intense. Many of them were a true surprise.
The path and the principle behind it have become increasingly clear, and now the time has come to share them with you.
Part 1: A Mystical Approach provides an introduction to mysticism—the path of meditation and prayer—from an interreligious perspective. Here, I will explain and deepen some key concepts, inviting you to explore the profound levels of being within yourself.
Part 2: The Path of Prayer – Phases and Phenomena explores the nature of mystical experiences, as well as the phases and manifestations on the inner journey to God. In this section, I will share my experiences with you.
Part 3: The Practice of the Inner Path is dedicated to practical application. The central question here is: What must we actually do to advance on this path?
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