HereisasimilarrecordfromthememoirsofthatinterestingGermanidealist，MalwidavonMeysenbug：——
“Iwasaloneupontheseashoreasallthesethoughtsflowedoverme，liberatingandreconciling；andnowagain，asoncebeforeindistantdaysintheAlpsofDauphine，Iwasimpelledtokneeldown，thistimebeforetheillimitableocean，symboloftheInfinite。IfeltthatIprayedasIhadneverprayedbefore，andknewnowwhatprayerreallyis：toreturnfromthesolitudeofindividuationintotheconsciousnessofunitywithallthatis，tokneeldownasonethatpassesaway，andtoriseupasoneimperishable。Earth，heaven，andsearesoundedasinonevastworld-encirclingharmony。Itwasasifthechorusofallthegreatwhohadeverlivedwereaboutme。Ifeltmyselfonewiththem，anditappearedasifIheardtheirgreeting：’Thoutoobelongesttothecompanyofthosewhoovercome。’“
MemoireneinerIdealistin，SteAuflage，
Foryearsshehadbeenunabletopray，owingtomaterialisticbelief。
ThewellknownpassagefromWaltWhitmanisaclassicalexpressionofthissporadictypeofmysticalexperience。