The Influence of Swami Satyananda's Meditation on John Main's Christian Meditation
This paper explores Hindu Swami Satyananda’s influence on John Main’s Christian Meditation. Main claimed The Conferences of John Cassian as the primary source of Christian Meditation. Through a comparative analysis, this paper examines the writings of Main in relation to both The Conferences and Sat...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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Journal of Hindu-Christian studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 33, Pages: 1-12 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AX Inter-religious relations BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism CB Christian life; spirituality KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history |
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| Summary: | This paper explores Hindu Swami Satyananda’s influence on John Main’s Christian Meditation. Main claimed The Conferences of John Cassian as the primary source of Christian Meditation. Through a comparative analysis, this paper examines the writings of Main in relation to both The Conferences and Satyananda’s meditation and general Hindu mantra meditation. The comparative study reveals certain differences between Main’s and Cassian’s contemplative prayer forms. By showing the parallels and correspondences between a Hindu mantra meditation taught by Satyananda and Christian Meditation, this paper claims the latter to be a product of interreligious dialogue/practice - a creative integration of Christian contemplative prayer and Hindu mantra meditation, rather than simply a discovery of a lost contemplative practice, rooted in the Christian mystical tradition. It illuminates John Main’s role as a pioneer of Christian-Hindu dialogue at the level of religious experience and practice. |
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| ISSN: | 2164-6279 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Hindu-Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7825/2164-6279.1771 |