ABSTRACT
Most of those who have studied mysticism believe that there is a significant relationship between mysticism and morality. Albert Schweitzer, Arthur Danto, and others think that mystical consciousness is incompatible with morality. The dominant view, however, is that mysticism supports it. Steven T. Katz is typical: “As an historical observation, it is difficult to find any major mystical figures, or mystical traditions, that can be said to preach moral indifference; and certainly none preach immorality.”1 But the evidence is actually much more ambiguous than Katz’s remarks suggest.
