Characteristics of False Mystics

This book is a summary of the content from “An Introduction to True Mysticism and False Mysticism” prepared by Hojjat al-Islam Reza Dargahi Far. In this writing, he points to several features of false mystics and the ideological, behavioral, and social issues of leaders of false mysticism such as Osho, Sai Baba, Dalai Lama, and Paulo Coelho. These characteristics include: inviting focus on the “self,” speaking ambiguously and mysteriously, opposing divine religions, promoting mystical pluralism, denying the reality of religious values, inciting sexual issues, and creating exclusive sacred places.