If you’d permit me, I’d like to share a discussion with an Indian (Bharatiya) reader by way of making distinctions. I do this not to offend readers of other faiths, but to break down the barriers between religions by showing that they all worship the same Mother/Father One and the forms that the One creates. […]
Metaphors that Reveal the Nature of Divinity
I’d like to discuss a matter that editor Mary raised a few days back and I acknowledge that her share has influenced me. Many, many natural and spiritual things have been designed as metaphors to point to and indicate the nature of Divinity, the path home to God, etc. I don’t refer to things and […]
The Conditioned and Unconditioned Deity – Part 2/2
(Continued from Part 1.) The Trimurthy of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva is not a variation on the basic theme of stillness and movement. It’s not the same as the Hindu Trinity of Brahman, Atman and Shakti, which is itself the same as the Christian Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Ghost. If we put this […]
The Conditioned and Unconditioned Deity – Part 1/2
I’d like to write a two-part article meant mainly for Hindu readers. (1) It may seem a bit difficult for western readers. Being a non-Hindu writer, I have to call these speculations and ask forgiveness if what I say violates some understandings obvious even to the young raised in that religion. If something comes from […]