Guest guest Posted November 11, 2002 Report Share Posted November 11, 2002 I have just downloaded to the Nisargadatta group " FILES " a word document named: Abhisshiktananda: Nonduality and Christianity. I am wondering if any of you are familiar with Swami Abhishiktananda (Henri Le Saux) (he was a Benedictine Monk who at one point came in contact with Ramana and the teachings of Advaita) ? Any who would or could take the time to read it… I would be very appreciative, and would welcome your thoughts and/or comment of the possibility of such. The following caption was a small bit taken from the file. Abhishiktananda and the Challenge of Hindu-Christian Experience " What gnaws away at my body as well as my mind is this: after having found in advaita a peace and a bliss never experienced before, to live with the dread that perhaps, that most probably, all that my latent Christianity suggests to me is nonetheless true, and that therefore advaita must be sacrificed to it... In committing myself totally to advaita, if Christianity is true, I risk committing myself to a false path for eternity. All my customary explanations of hell and the rest are powerless against a reality that exists in a way unknown to me.... Supposing in advaita I was only finding myself and not God? And yet, it is only since I made the personal discovery of advaita at Arunachala that I have recovered peace and a zest for life. " ~ Swami Abhishiktananda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2002 Report Share Posted November 11, 2002 Nisargadatta, " Maralena " <teawhiskers@a...> wrote: > I have just downloaded to the Nisargadatta group " FILES " a word > document named: Abhisshiktananda: Nonduality and Christianity. > > I am wondering if any of you are familiar with Swami Abhishiktananda > (Henri Le Saux) (he was a Benedictine Monk who at one point came in > contact with Ramana and the teachings of Advaita) ? Any who would or > could take the time to read it… I would be very appreciative, and > would welcome your thoughts and/or comment of the possibility of > such. The following caption was a small bit taken from the file. > > Abhishiktananda and the Challenge of Hindu-Christian Experience > > " What gnaws away at my body as well as my mind is this: after having > found in advaita a peace and a bliss never experienced before, to > live with the dread that perhaps, that most probably, all that my > latent Christianity suggests to me is nonetheless true, and that > therefore advaita must be sacrificed to it... In committing myself > totally to advaita, if Christianity is true, I risk committing myself > to a false path for eternity. All my customary explanations of hell > and the rest are powerless against a reality that exists in a way > unknown to me.... Supposing in advaita I was only finding myself and > not God? And yet, it is only since I made the personal discovery of > advaita at Arunachala that I have recovered peace and a zest for > life. " ~ Swami Abhishiktananda ********** I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contain'd, I stand and look at them long and long. They do not sweat and whine about their condition, They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins, They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God, Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning things, Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago, Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth. ******* Walt Whitman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2002 Report Share Posted November 11, 2002 Nisargadatta, " judirhodes " <judirhodes@z...> wrote: > Nisargadatta, " Maralena " <teawhiskers@a...> wrote: > > I have just downloaded to the Nisargadatta group " FILES " a word > > document named: Abhisshiktananda: Nonduality and Christianity. > > > > I am wondering if any of you are familiar with Swami > Abhishiktananda > > (Henri Le Saux) (he was a Benedictine Monk who at one point came in > > contact with Ramana and the teachings of Advaita) ? Any who would > or > > could take the time to read it… I would be very appreciative, and > > would welcome your thoughts and/or comment of the possibility of > > such. The following caption was a small bit taken from the file. > > > > Abhishiktananda and the Challenge of Hindu-Christian Experience > > > > " What gnaws away at my body as well as my mind is this: after > having > > found in advaita a peace and a bliss never experienced before, to > > live with the dread that perhaps, that most probably, all that my > > latent Christianity suggests to me is nonetheless true, and that > > therefore advaita must be sacrificed to it... In committing myself > > totally to advaita, if Christianity is true, I risk committing > myself > > to a false path for eternity. All my customary explanations of hell > > and the rest are powerless against a reality that exists in a way > > unknown to me.... Supposing in advaita I was only finding myself > and > > not God? And yet, it is only since I made the personal discovery of > > advaita at Arunachala that I have recovered peace and a zest for > > life. " ~ Swami Abhishiktananda > > ********** > I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and > self-contain'd, > I stand and look at them long and long. > They do not sweat and whine about their condition, > They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins, > They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God, > Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning > things, > Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of > years ago, > Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth. > > ******* Walt Whitman Thank you for responding. ~Maralena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2002 Report Share Posted November 11, 2002 Maralena, What happened to this poor sap, did he die as a Christian? It seemed he wanted to eat his cake and have it too. I guess at this stage he was stuck in the Advaita candy store. Pete --- Maralena <teawhiskers wrote: > I have just downloaded to the Nisargadatta group > " FILES " a word > document named: Abhisshiktananda: Nonduality and > Christianity. > > I am wondering if any of you are familiar with Swami > Abhishiktananda > (Henri Le Saux) (he was a Benedictine Monk who at > one point came in > contact with Ramana and the teachings of Advaita) ? > Any who would or > could take the time to read it… I would be very > appreciative, and > would welcome your thoughts and/or comment of the > possibility of > such. The following caption was a small bit taken > from the file. > > Abhishiktananda and the Challenge of Hindu-Christian > Experience > > " What gnaws away at my body as well as my mind is > this: after having > found in advaita a peace and a bliss never > experienced before, to > live with the dread that perhaps, that most > probably, all that my > latent Christianity suggests to me is nonetheless > true, and that > therefore advaita must be sacrificed to it... In > committing myself > totally to advaita, if Christianity is true, I risk > committing myself > to a false path for eternity. All my customary > explanations of hell > and the rest are powerless against a reality that > exists in a way > unknown to me.... Supposing in advaita I was only > finding myself and > not God? And yet, it is only since I made the > personal discovery of > advaita at Arunachala that I have recovered peace > and a zest for > life. " ~ Swami Abhishiktananda > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2002 Report Share Posted November 11, 2002 At 11.11.02-03:49 AM Maralena quoted: >In committing myself >totally to advaita, if Christianity is true, I risk committing myself >to a false path for eternity. All my customary explanations of hell >and the rest are powerless against a reality that exists in a way >unknown to me.... Supposing in advaita I was only finding myself and >not God? And yet, it is only since I made the personal discovery of >advaita at Arunachala that I have recovered peace and a zest for >life. " ~ Swami Abhishiktananda Spirituality based on fear is superstition. Then heaven would be packed with cowards and hell with the brave! I don't think God would like the company of cowards very much? The only way to discover God is to destroy fear and superstition. To get away from the safe nest of beliefs and learn to fly instead of just flapping the wings [de Mello]. The best answer to this article is Anthony De Mello's writtings! Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2002 Report Share Posted November 11, 2002 Hi Maralena, Thank you for letting us know about Swami Abhishiktananda's encounter with Ramana Maharshi. After encountering Advaita teachings I'm sure many have experienced Swami Abhishiktananda's challenge of sorting out the personal and religious identification programs that run in one's mind. Hur Nisargadatta, " Maralena " <teawhiskers@a...> wrote: > I have just downloaded to the Nisargadatta group " FILES " a word > document named: Abhisshiktananda: Nonduality and Christianity. > > I am wondering if any of you are familiar with Swami Abhishiktananda > (Henri Le Saux) (he was a Benedictine Monk who at one point came in > contact with Ramana and the teachings of Advaita) ? Any who would or > could take the time to read it… I would be very appreciative, and > would welcome your thoughts and/or comment of the possibility of > such. The following caption was a small bit taken from the file. > > Abhishiktananda and the Challenge of Hindu-Christian Experience > > " What gnaws away at my body as well as my mind is this: after having > found in advaita a peace and a bliss never experienced before, to > live with the dread that perhaps, that most probably, all that my > latent Christianity suggests to me is nonetheless true, and that > therefore advaita must be sacrificed to it... In committing myself > totally to advaita, if Christianity is true, I risk committing myself > to a false path for eternity. All my customary explanations of hell > and the rest are powerless against a reality that exists in a way > unknown to me.... Supposing in advaita I was only finding myself and > not God? And yet, it is only since I made the personal discovery of > advaita at Arunachala that I have recovered peace and a zest for > life. " ~ Swami Abhishiktananda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2002 Report Share Posted November 11, 2002 Nisargadatta, " Maralena " <teawhiskers@a...> wrote: > Nisargadatta, " judirhodes " <judirhodes@z...> wrote: > > Nisargadatta, " Maralena " <teawhiskers@a...> wrote: > > > I have just downloaded to the Nisargadatta group " FILES " a word > > > document named: Abhisshiktananda: Nonduality and Christianity. > > > > > > I am wondering if any of you are familiar with Swami > > Abhishiktananda > > > (Henri Le Saux) (he was a Benedictine Monk who at one point came > in > > > contact with Ramana and the teachings of Advaita) ? Any who would > > or > > > could take the time to read it… I would be very appreciative, and > > > would welcome your thoughts and/or comment of the possibility of > > > such. The following caption was a small bit taken from the file. > > > > > > Abhishiktananda and the Challenge of Hindu-Christian Experience > > > > > > " What gnaws away at my body as well as my mind is this: after > > having > > > found in advaita a peace and a bliss never experienced before, to > > > live with the dread that perhaps, that most probably, all that my > > > latent Christianity suggests to me is nonetheless true, and that > > > therefore advaita must be sacrificed to it... In committing > myself > > > totally to advaita, if Christianity is true, I risk committing > > myself > > > to a false path for eternity. All my customary explanations of > hell > > > and the rest are powerless against a reality that exists in a way > > > unknown to me.... Supposing in advaita I was only finding myself > > and > > > not God? And yet, it is only since I made the personal discovery > of > > > advaita at Arunachala that I have recovered peace and a zest for > > > life. " ~ Swami Abhishiktananda > > > > ********** > > I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and > > self-contain'd, > > I stand and look at them long and long. > > They do not sweat and whine about their condition, > > They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins, > > They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God, > > Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of > owning > > things, > > Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of > > years ago, > > Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth. > > > > ******* Walt Whitman > > Thank you for responding. > ~Maralena ******* Your're welcome. If it teaches you something about yourself, I'm happy to have obliged. Judi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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