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Are there mystical writings with an intentional good-humored and funny undertone but at the same time preserving the natural metaphysical profundity?

>> No.15859674
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the one, the only

>> No.15859692
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>>15859389
and also Plato

>> No.15859703

my diary desu

>> No.15859735

>>15859389
many children's books

>> No.15859739

>>15859389
Don Quixote

>> No.15859742

>>15859389
Church of the SubGenius.

>> No.15859748

>>15859692
This, Socrates is hilarious

>> No.15859751

>>15859389
Plato is absolutely hilarious

>> No.15859891

>>15859389
Robert Anton Wilson is a kind of modern mystic with a good sense of humor.

>> No.15859967

>>15859692
This, Socrates is hilarious

>> No.15860055

>>15859389
That part in the Odyssey when Vulcan exacts revenge for being made into a cuckold was pretty funny; I was surprised at how modern the humour was.

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>>15859389
Serpents of Wisdom by Edda Livingston is a good read. Free to read in the link below
http://www.occult-mysteries.org/books.html#obooks

>> No.15860139

>>15859891
Illuminatus trilogy fucked my mind

>> No.15861379

>>15859692
>>15859748
>>15859751
This, and Canterbury Tales

>> No.15861619

Apuleius' The Golden Ass

>> No.15862756

>>15859389
Laughter and humour is antithetical to Christianity

>> No.15863221

>>15862756
Proverbs 17:22
also Sterne

>> No.15863338

>>15863221
Nothing about laughter in the verse you provided.

The issue with laughter and humour is the levity in it. Eternity in heaven or hell is not only at stake here but Humanity was so fallen and wicked Jesus literally had to be tortured to death to redeem humanity.

With this there is great reasons to be fearful, joyous or sorrowful but not to laugh and be humorous.

Look at James 4 laughter is a literally sign of worldliness which all Christians are called to reject.

Not sure what sterne has to do with this either, you can be a Christian and be humourous

>> No.15863400

>>15863338
bro cant you just laugh at how crazy life is?

>> No.15863435

>>15863400
There’s nothing crazy about the world to a Christian

>> No.15863452

>>15863435
what is this then?

>> No.15863478

>>15863452
A real world demonstration of the wisdom of proverbs 29:9

>> No.15863515

>>15863478
so christianity for you is peace and satisfaction?

>> No.15863532

>>15859389
Chesterton

>> No.15863593

>>15863515
Christianity is a call to follow the words and teachings of Jesus and his apostles and prepare for the final judgement and the fulfilment of Gods covenant.

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>>15859735
Goodnight Moon is unironically the most zen book I've read. Margaret Wise Brown completely transcends the subject-object duality, describing a world made only of simple appearances unattached to self-identity.