When a Movement Is Not a MovementRamana Maharshi and Neo-Advaita in North America

This article examines the influence of the Hindu teacher Ramana Maharshi on Neo-Advaita groups in North America. These groups constitute a growing segment of North America’s liberal spirituality subculture and bear witness to the transposability of the Maharshi’s teachings and the portability of his...

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Main Author: Lucas, Phillip Charles (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Californiarnia Press 2011
In: Nova religio
Year: 2011, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 93-114
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Summary:This article examines the influence of the Hindu teacher Ramana Maharshi on Neo-Advaita groups in North America. These groups constitute a growing segment of North America’s liberal spirituality subculture and bear witness to the transposability of the Maharshi’s teachings and the portability of his method of self-inquiry into non-Indian cultural spaces. I use three teachers as representative examples of Neo-Advaitin strategies for adapting the Maharshi’s Advaitic message to the North American cultural setting.
ISSN:1541-8480
Contains:Enthalten in: Nova religio
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1525/nr.2011.15.2.93