Fully Human and Fully Divine- conclusions, By Br. John Martin Sahajananda

Fully Human and Fully Divine- conclusions  By Br. John Martin Sahajananda   Prophetic monotheism and the Dvaita (dualistic) system of Hinduism place emphasis on our separateness as human beings. Qualified non-dual monotheism puts the emphasis on the close interconnection between God and human beings. Non-dual monotheism emphasizes our essential oneness with God.   The first two [...]

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Growing into the Love of God and Love of Neighbour, By Br. John Martin Sahajananda

Growing into the Love of God and Love of Neighbour  By Br. John Martin Sahajananda   In IDM, the focus is on growing into the love of God and love of neighbour. “The Father and I are one” and “whatever you do for the least of my brothers and sisters that you do unto me” [...]

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The Integral Dynamic Monotheism of Jesus, By Br. John Martin Sahajananda

The Integral Dynamic Monotheism of Jesus  By Br. John Martin Sahajananda   I would like to suggest now a different kind of monotheism that I believe Jesus modelled or exemplified and which can bring full freedom to each of us if we embrace it. I’m calling it Integral Dynamic Monotheism (IDM) and describe it as [...]

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The man of the full granaries. Juan José Fernández sj

The man of the full granaries The heart of the man is a mystery, and one of the characteristics of this human heart is the radical dissatisfaction it suffers from. It is never totally satisfied; this is why it has been considered a restless heart. It is Saint Agustin’s definition: Our hearts are restless until [...]

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Integral Dynamic Monotheism, By Br. John Martin Sahajananda

Integral Dynamic Monotheism  By Br. John Martin Sahajananda We have here considered different types of monotheism: Firstly, the simple monotheism of the Upanishads, which affirms one Reality (God, Brahman, Atman etc.) without a second, and which teaches we are ultimately one with that Reality (tatvamasi). Out of this came the non-dual monotheism of Shankara which [...]

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Was Jesus a Dualist, a Qualified Non-Dualist or a Non-Dualist?, By Br. John Martin Sahajananda

Was Jesus a Dualist, a Qualified Non-Dualist or a Non-Dualist?  By Br. John Martin Sahajananda We’re here dealing with this question retrospectively. These systems weren’t formerly established during the time of Jesus. But they do give us some tools to understand the experience of Jesus. Jesus reportedly made three important statements: “my Father is greater than [...]

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Focusing on the heart of Christians. Gumersindo Meiriño

Focusing on the heart of Christians When I was young, I walked at the bank of a river in the mountain. I liked picking up small stones and throwing them to the river. Sometimes, I tried to smash them, but it was difficult. I wanted to know how much water was inside those stones, which [...]

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Was Jesus a Prophetic Monotheist or a Hindu Monotheist?, By Br. John Martin Sahajananda

Was Jesus a Prophetic Monotheist or a Hindu Monotheist?  By Br. John Martin Sahajananda   We can see that Jesus reportedly made statements which don’t fit within the popular versions of prophetic monotheism. He referred to God as his Father. He referred to himself as the Son of God.   He said that he was in the Father and [...]

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Some Observations, By Br. John Martin Sahajananda

Some Observations  By Br. John Martin Sahajananda It’s this writer’s contention that prophetic monotheism reduces us to mere creatures of God, and thus, closes the door to our realizing ourselves as sons or daughters of God and as being essentially one with God. The theory of creation out of nothing isn’t a very liberating theory [...]

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Dvaita — Duality, By Br. John Martin Sahajananda

Dvaita — Duality  By Br. John Martin Sahajananda The third position in the Hindu system we’re considering is called Dvaita, a system of duality, proposed by one, Madhva, in 12th century after Jesus. He disagreed with both Shankara and Ramanuja regarding the nature of God, creation and human souls and proposed dualism. Madhva would agree with [...]

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