Thank you for bringing these deeply mystical insights, fit for the gospel, back with you from this revelatory journey to India and sharing them with us.
Also, this may be random, but it’s something that’s been on my mind, due to being a young American stuck in the middle of the culture war. Frankly, I’m appalled by both the left and the right. I was wondering if you’d share your opinions on the ongoing discussions in the Church concerning sexuality and women’s ordination.
This was a great read! I’ve been very interested in the compatibility between Christianity and Hinduism. I have to admit I’m not as acquainted with Hinduism as I’d like to be. Big Beatles fan here so I’ll have to bring him up, I sometimes wonder if George Harrison would’ve considered himself a Vedantic Christian. One can only wonder.
I believe George Harrison was a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON.
ISKCON is a branch of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, which is Vedantic, but very different from Advaita Vedanta (what we in the West think of when we hear the word Vedanta) and very different from the Christian Vedanta described in the article.
Gaudiya sees Krishna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All other Gods are real but also subordinate to Krishna. Prahbupada is worshipped in temples and daily by devotees.
Iskcon does not make room for Jesus in the way, say, Yogananda’s Self Realization Fellowship does. (SRF is Advaita Vedanta.)
So I doubt Harrison would have considered himself a Christian Vedandist.
Thanks, I didn’t know the differences. However, I just want to note that Harrison’s main interests in Hinduism still had him talking and singing about Christ various times (even if it was based on misinformation concerning Jesus’ history). Also, he was perennial in his view. In a ‘67 interview with John Lennon, he calls himself a Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, and all the rest. I believe Lennon called himself a Zen Christian in his final Playboy interview in 1980. I don’t think they were too attached to any particular school of thought or institution. My point was that Harrison seemed to have a recurring fascination with Christ throughout his life and it’s well documented that he was interested in Christianity towards the end of his life, while not abandoning his Hindu beliefs.
Thank you for bringing these deeply mystical insights, fit for the gospel, back with you from this revelatory journey to India and sharing them with us.
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What a magnificent, deeply inspiring essay. Thank you for sharing this!
Also, this may be random, but it’s something that’s been on my mind, due to being a young American stuck in the middle of the culture war. Frankly, I’m appalled by both the left and the right. I was wondering if you’d share your opinions on the ongoing discussions in the Church concerning sexuality and women’s ordination.
This was a great read! I’ve been very interested in the compatibility between Christianity and Hinduism. I have to admit I’m not as acquainted with Hinduism as I’d like to be. Big Beatles fan here so I’ll have to bring him up, I sometimes wonder if George Harrison would’ve considered himself a Vedantic Christian. One can only wonder.
I believe George Harrison was a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON.
ISKCON is a branch of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, which is Vedantic, but very different from Advaita Vedanta (what we in the West think of when we hear the word Vedanta) and very different from the Christian Vedanta described in the article.
Gaudiya sees Krishna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All other Gods are real but also subordinate to Krishna. Prahbupada is worshipped in temples and daily by devotees.
Iskcon does not make room for Jesus in the way, say, Yogananda’s Self Realization Fellowship does. (SRF is Advaita Vedanta.)
So I doubt Harrison would have considered himself a Christian Vedandist.
Thanks, I didn’t know the differences. However, I just want to note that Harrison’s main interests in Hinduism still had him talking and singing about Christ various times (even if it was based on misinformation concerning Jesus’ history). Also, he was perennial in his view. In a ‘67 interview with John Lennon, he calls himself a Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, and all the rest. I believe Lennon called himself a Zen Christian in his final Playboy interview in 1980. I don’t think they were too attached to any particular school of thought or institution. My point was that Harrison seemed to have a recurring fascination with Christ throughout his life and it’s well documented that he was interested in Christianity towards the end of his life, while not abandoning his Hindu beliefs.
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