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Category Archives: Hinduism
God and creation: transcendent and immanent
The question was raised: “When God is finding himself through creation, is he aware of Himself as the Godhead at the same time?” 1. In Kashmir Shaivism, Śiva is light (prakāśa); he is consciousness, which is awareness of his consciousness. He … Continue reading
Transcendence – Immanence
There are two ways in which the world can end, either by its own transience or by our transcending it as well as abiding in it. Transience (saṃsāra): The Purāṇas etc. see the universe as involved in an immense cycle – … Continue reading
Japa, recitation
Recitation (japa) summary of a teaching given by John Dupuche at the Interfaith Ashram, Warburton, January 2015 A mantra is a word or phrase or sentence, a ‘vocable’, something that is said. The term ‘mantra’ comes from two elements, ‘man’ from manas which means ‘mind’ and the suffix … Continue reading
Launch of ‘Enlightenment and Tantra, Hindus and Christians in Dialogue’, 6 May 2019, at the Gregorian University, Rome
On 6 May 2019 at the Gregorian University, Rome, I launchd the book Enlightenment and Tantra, Hindus and Christians in Dialogue. (Bryan Lobo SJ ed.) Documenta Missionalia 39. … Continue reading
LES INGREDIENTS IMPURS DU RITUEL KULA, Versets sur les ingrédients cités dans le commentaire de Jayaratha sur le Tantrāloka, ch. 29 d’Abhinavagupta
LES INGREDIENTS IMPURS DU RITUEL KULA Versets sur les ingrédients cités dans le commentaire de Jayaratha sur le Tantrālokach. 29 d’Abhinavagupta Ayant établi que l’impureté n’existe pas, Jayaratha cite un verset qui prépare le lecteur à la question des mets prohibés. Cit.10b.1 … Continue reading
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LE VIN, Versets sur le vin cités dans le commentaire de Jayaratha sur le Tantrāloka, ch. 29 d’Abhinavagupta
LE VIN Versets sur le vin cités dans le commentaire de Jayaratha sur le Tantrāloka, ch. 29 d’Abhinavagupta L’essence du vin Cit.13b.1 « L’alcool est la suprême Śakti ; … Continue reading
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LE RITUEL KULA Versets cités par Jayaratha dans son commentaire sur Tantrāloka 29.18-23, ‘Le Sacrifice Quotidien’.
LE RITUEL KULA Versets cités par Jayaratha dans son commentaire sur Tantrāloka 29.18-23 ‘Le Sacrifice Quotidien’. Dans Tantrāloka29.18-23 Abhinavagupta décrit le rite quotidien qui présente l’essentiel du rite Kula. Il sera largement développé dans les six sacrifices. Le rite quotidien comporte … Continue reading
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Mutual Enrichment: Meditation in Tantra and Christianity
Mutual Enrichment: Meditation in Tantra and Christianity Lecture given at the Australian Meditation Conference, Australian Catholic University 21 July 2108 Introduction Mindfulness develops attentiveness in every way. It breaks down the silo effect which keeps different traditions apart. This paper … Continue reading
LES CHAKRAS ; UNE EXPLICATION CHRÉTIENNE Jean-Robert Dupuche jeandupuche@gmail.com http://www.johndupuche.com Je tiens à remercier Prof. Jean-Marie Gueullette, Directeur, Centre Interdisciplinaire d’Éthique, Lyon Catholic University, de m’avoir invité à rédiger ce texte. TABLE DES MATIERES Introduction Les six chakras Sur la source … Continue reading
Original sin and māyā: are they the same?
Original sin and māyā: are they the same? This is an important question. Is sin or māyā a matter of will or knowledge, of disobedience or ignorance? Christian theology emphases … Continue reading
Sabbatical, 1987, Report to Archbishop Little
Most Rev. T.F. Little, Archbishop of Melbourne, 31 December 1987, Your Grace, My year of study leave has now drawn to a close. It is appropriate that you should receive a brief report on the events and on the value … Continue reading
My ashram in India
My ashram in India Dhauli Dhauli is famous for Aśoka’s great victory over the King of Kalinga fought near the River Daya not far from the ancient city of Sishupalghar??. It was a terrible battle in which some 200,000 men had … Continue reading
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Hinduism and Christianity: how they enlighten each other.
Hinduism and Christianity, ‘Comparative Theology’ Introduction The method of comparative theology enables Hindus and Christians to understand their own traditions more fully, one in the light of the other. These few pages wish to raise, ever so briefly, questions … Continue reading
Hindu-Catholic Interfaith Relations and World Peace.
Hindu-Catholic Interfaith Relations and World Peace. Rev. Dr. John Dupuche, Chair, Catholic Interfaith Committee The relationship of the Catholic Church to the vast world of Hindu thought has changed enormously in recent times. The watershed in this relationship, like in so … Continue reading
Bathing in the Ganges, at the Great Kumbhamela
Bathing in the Ganges. It was at Devipatan, in northern India near the Nepalese border. They were a group led by Matsyendranath, a Russian yogi who lives in Sydney and who had invited me to join his group of Russian … Continue reading
The Kaula daily ritual (nityapūjā) in the Tantrāloka, in Adesh No. 9, 2013 pp. 14-15.
Published as: “Ежедневный каулический ритуал (nityāpūja) в Тантралоке”, Адеш №9 (2013) 14-15. “The Kaula daily ritual (nityapūjā) in the Tantrāloka,” in Adesh No. 9, 2013, pp. 14-15. by John Dupuche In chapter 29 of his great work, the Tantrāloka, Abhinavagupta describes many Kaula … Continue reading
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“‘Jesus is the Christ.’ (Acts 9.22) Can Jesus be called Shiva?”
The following article by John R. Dupuche was published in Theology@ McAuley, E-Journal, Australian Catholic University, 2003. “‘Jesus is the Christ.’ (Acts 9.22) Can Jesus be called Shiva?” in Theology@ McAuley, E-Journal, Australian Catholic University, 2003. Rev. Dr. John Dupuche is Pastor … Continue reading
vv. 44-45 meditation on emptiness
Vijñānabhairava-tantra ślokas 44-45 meditation on emptiness at the beginning, at the end, and in the heart “He should meditate on the emptiness above at the same time as meditating on the emptiness below. By means of the energy which is … Continue reading
Vijñānabhairava-tantra, V. 35, meditating on the the void in the central channel (suṣumnā)
Vijñānabhairava-tantra śloka 35 the void in the central channel (suṣumnā) “The central channel stands at the centre like the stem of a lotus. By meditating on this space within, the God shines forth, because of the Goddess.” मध्यनाडी मध्यसंस्था बिससूत्राभरूपया। … Continue reading
The body: both sacred and profane: review of a book
Review of Dehejia, Vidya. The Body Adorned: dissolving boundaries between sacred and profane in India’s Art. (New York: Columbia Press, 2009), xii + 238 pp. hdbk. Vidya Dehejia holds the Barbara Stoler Miller Chair in Indian Art at Columbia University. … Continue reading
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