Cascade of Mystical Experiences (A glance a viewpoints of William James about mystical experiences)

William James’ discussions about mystical experiences are among the most important discourses about mystical experiences in the modern world. He has discussed the issue in his book “Diversity of Religious Experiences”. His discussions elicited many positive and negative viewpoints and to some extent reflect general outlook of discussions about mystical experiences.The main topics to be discussed in this paper include:1)Differences in mystical and religious experiences (from viewpoint of William James);2)Description of mystical experience;3)Specifications of mystical experiences;4)Cascade of mystical experiences;5)Relationship between William James’ viewpoint about mystical experiences and psychological viewpoint.In some place, the paper has criticized James’ viewpoints too.