The Advaitic Experience in Christianity and Hinduism
Indonesian Journal of Theology September 7, 2014 Peer reviewed DOI: 10.46567/ijt.v2i1.81
Summary
The study compares Christian and Hindu mystical traditions to understand the relationality between God and humanity. It examines Sri Ramakrishna's mystical experience within the Advaitic tradition and Jacques Dupuis' Catholic notion of awareness. The Advaitic perspective is used to illuminate Dupuis' concept of awareness, suggesting that this comparative pilgrimage of faith can deepen comprehension of the divine-human relationship. The work is a theoretical and comparative religious analysis.
Study at a glance
| Design | theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Key finding | Advaitic perspectives can help comprehend the relationality of God and humanity through readings of Dupuis' awareness. |
Abstract
Relationality between Jesus the Son and God the Father becomes a perfect model of God and humanity. But, how do we understand the meaning of this relationality? Why in Hinduism, especially, in Advaitic tradition, this relationality issue becomes an essential element to realize the one God? Can we do a pilgrimage of our faith by comparing Christian and Hindu traditions? This study will examine on mystical approach of Sri Ramakrishna’s experience as a Hindu and the discernment of Jacques Dupuis’ on awareness as a Catholic. The notion of relationality would be exposed within those two different traditions, each with different perspectives. One will question Advaita and the other will delve into awareness. In the end, advaitic perspectives will help us to comprehend the relationality of God and humanity through our readings of understanding Dupuis’ awareness.