Tag: Spirituality
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The Limits of Spirituality Without Religion
Harry Oldmeadow was born in 1947 and as child spent nine years in India where his parents were missionaries. He studied at the Australian National University, Sydney University and St Johns College Oxford. He is currently the Coordinator of Religion and Spirituality Studies at La Trobe University Bendigo, in central Victoria, Australia. His principal interests…
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Ramana Maharshi’s Message for the Present
The Indian sage Ramana Maharshi (1879- 1950) is perhaps the most widely known Indian spiritual figure of the last century, second only to Gandhi. This new book offers a fresh introduction to the Maharshi’s life and teachings, intending to situate him within the non-dualistic traditions of Hinduism. It also delves into themes and questions particularly…
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How Not to Do Hindu-Muslim Dialogue
Dr. Nick Sutton, director of the Oxford Center for Hindu Studies, offers a critical and respectful response to some of the gross misrepresentations of Hindu Traditions knowingly or unknowingly employed by Zakir Naik in his talks on Hinduism and Islam. The figure of Zakir Naik remains a paradigmatic example of how not to go about…
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Batman and Hindu-Muslim Dialogue: A Short Story
The Manbat from the DC Comics is a scientist-turned super-villain who has concocted a serum that turns him into a giant bat with super-human strength and hearing. But when the zoologist is under the effect of the serum, his IQ falls precipitously and he turns into a creature of pure instinct. However, there are occasional…
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Why Consciousness is Not Explained by Physicalism
Philosopher & Physician Raymond Tallis in conversation with Saad Ismail on the intellectual diseases of ‘Neuromania’ and ‘Darwinitis’, on the insufficiency of naturalism in explaining consiousness, on humanism & anti-humanists, on God & transcendence, on the soul & afterlife, and on straddling multiple intellectual identities.
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The Advaita Worldview and its Modern Trajectories
Professor Anantanand Rambachan joins Dr. Saad Ismail in a deep dive into the professor’s brilliant book The Advaita Worldview: God, World, and Humanity. The discussion covers the limited nature of various human quests and the consequent human need for the Infinite. The role of scripture in furnishing knowledge of one’s deepest Self/Atman, which as Brahman…
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Why We Work
“What do you” This much-bandied string of words can be a polite greeting, a conversation-starter, and a way of getting to know a stranger. As such, the phrase can lend itself to many interesting and meaningful conversations. But in common usage it remains no more than a perfunctory formality at best, and a cause for…
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