continued from my examiner column http://www.examiner.com/interfaith-spirituality-in-columbus/spirituality-and-evolutionary-christianity
Then, there is ‘wisdom Christianity’, (a Vedantic Christianity) born out of the Bede Griffiths sangha (which marries Christianity and Hindu perspectives). Bede Griffiths was a Benedictine monk who studied under C.S. Lewis and left Britain for South India, finding wisdom in both faith traditions and a life of devotion. The site quotes, ‘The beginning of Christian wisdom is wonder. This is everywhere in the gospel, where the newness appears: where Jesus is present and speaking or acting, where someone encounters him for the first time, or for the first time the light breaks forth from within him . . .' http://www.bedegriffiths.com/wisdom-christianity/
As John Bowker writes: ‘There have been no human communities in the past, and few in the present, without religion because religion seems to be an intrinsic part of human life. Even though many people would deny that they are religious, it is clear that we are prepared for religion in the same way as we are physically prepared for breathing, speaking a language, being musical, eating, and so on.’ p 11 World Religions or as both neurologist Andrew Newberg, MD and Paul Davies, physicist conclude: ‘We’re hard-wired for God.’ (however That’s conceived)
It gets more interesting yet. There are other emerging movements such as the Science and Non-Duality web-site http://www.scienceandnonduality.com/. The website says, ‘Nonduality is the philosophical, spiritual, and scientific understanding of non-separation and fundamental intrinsic oneness.’ It couples ancient philosophical/religious understanding with modern scientific wisdom. Here are some videos which push the boundaries of what consciousness is; our illusion of ‘separate’ versus the actuality of one-ness. Enjoy!
http://www.blogger.com/www.youtube.com/profile?user=scienceandnonduality#p/u/1/3ltZMVJPljg (consciousness)
www.youtube.com/profile?user=scienceandnonduality#p/u/0/v-2b2qALVMg (notion of separate)
www.youtube.com/profile?user=scienceandnonduality#p/u/2/xJRXvgfm1D8 (every time I open my eyes)
As John Bowker writes: ‘There have been no human communities in the past, and few in the present, without religion because religion seems to be an intrinsic part of human life. Even though many people would deny that they are religious, it is clear that we are prepared for religion in the same way as we are physically prepared for breathing, speaking a language, being musical, eating, and so on.’ p 11 World Religions or as both neurologist Andrew Newberg, MD and Paul Davies, physicist conclude: ‘We’re hard-wired for God.’ (however That’s conceived)
It gets more interesting yet. There are other emerging movements such as the Science and Non-Duality web-site http://www.scienceandnonduality.com/. The website says, ‘Nonduality is the philosophical, spiritual, and scientific understanding of non-separation and fundamental intrinsic oneness.’ It couples ancient philosophical/religious understanding with modern scientific wisdom. Here are some videos which push the boundaries of what consciousness is; our illusion of ‘separate’ versus the actuality of one-ness. Enjoy!
http://www.blogger.com/www.youtube.com/profile?user=scienceandnonduality#p/u/1/3ltZMVJPljg (consciousness)
www.youtube.com/profile?user=scienceandnonduality#p/u/0/v-2b2qALVMg (notion of separate)
www.youtube.com/profile?user=scienceandnonduality#p/u/2/xJRXvgfm1D8 (every time I open my eyes)
[photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy -photos by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua Valcarcel, from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) shows the moon during a full lunar eclipse]
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