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The Ancient Mysteries aimed to give people an experience that validated the Mysteries for them. In today’s language, this would mean unlocking or liberating the mind from any constraints that it may have, whether they are aware of them or not. This is following the narrow path that leads one to Logos, to Christ.

Timestamps:

• The Mysteries are meant to unlock the mind (00:48)
• The pursuit of the Mysteries is qualified by having some type of an experience (02:31)
• What does one seek if they become Christian? (03:54)
• Purpose of the Mysteries and early Christianity was to provide experience (04:21)
• Example of ancient form of experience from the Desert Fathers (06:07)
• The experience of the Mysteries confirms them (07:32)
• Recapitulation of the neurological maya within the mind (09:29)
• Another example of desire and experience from a Buddhist story (10:55)

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