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The Feminine in Hinduism — Syllabus
The following is the Syllabus of the course I am to teach here in Berkeley, at one of the theological schools that collectively form the ecumenical consortium GTU (Graduate Theological Union). The school that hired me is the Jesuit School … Continue reading
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Tagged Anandamayi Ma, Graduate Theological Union, GTU, Hindu, syncretism, Teresa of Calcutta, theology, yoga
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The Feminine in Hinduism
This coming January, I’ll be giving a course here in Berkeley, with the title, “The Feminine in Hinduism”. Here is a short reading list: Raimundo Panikkar (ed. and transl.). The Vedic Experience, Mantramañjarī: An Anthology of the Vedas… London: Darton, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anandamoyi Ma, dialogue, Divine Mother, Hinduism, Mother Teresa
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Yoga and the Jesus Prayer
A week ago I returned here to Incarnation Monastery in Berkeley, and the next day received the author’s copies of Yoga and the Jesus Prayer (O Books). This is my latest book, but not entirely new. Although totally rewritten, it … Continue reading
Posted in Big Sur, yoga
Tagged Big Sur, hermitage, Jesus, Mass, meditation, Symeon the New Theologian, tantric yoga, Vijñana-Bhairava Tantra
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Yoga and Sacrifice (Big Sur retreat)
The Hermitage known as “New Camaldoli” is on the Big Sur coast just south of Lucia, on the way to Hearst Castle. The Hermitage is very different from the Castle, which is a tourist attraction that exhibits fragments of Medieval … Continue reading
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Books about the Ashram
When I write “the Ashram” I always mean Saccidananda Ashram, also called Shantivanam, in Tamil Nadu, Karur District, not far from the large village (small town) of Kulittalai opposite Musiri, on the sacred river Kaveri (the river is also spelled … Continue reading
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Tagged India yoga Saccidananda Shantivanam Kaveri kundalini Trinity
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Ashram Diary 