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RECENT POSTS
- A Jewish Family in 3rd cent. BCE, Reflections on verses from the Book of Tobit January 24, 2019
- Good and evil, grace and sin: commentary on select verses from Genesis 1-11 January 22, 2019
- Letter to the Hebrews, Commentary on some verses January 17, 2019
- LES INGREDIENTS IMPURS DU RITUEL KULA, Versets sur les ingrédients cités dans le commentaire de Jayaratha sur le Tantrāloka, ch. 29 d’Abhinavagupta January 3, 2019
- LE VIN, Versets sur le vin cités dans le commentaire de Jayaratha sur le Tantrāloka, ch. 29 d’Abhinavagupta January 2, 2019
- LE RITUEL KULA Versets cités par Jayaratha dans son commentaire sur Tantrāloka 29.18-23, ‘Le Sacrifice Quotidien’. January 1, 2019
- Aboriginal associations with my house October 6, 2018
- Mutual Enrichment: Meditation in Tantra and Christianity August 7, 2018
- The Rivers of Paradise, A spiritual autobiography August 6, 2018
- (no title) July 31, 2018
- The secret of the confessional? The Royal Commission. March 26, 2018
- 2010, Radio SBS. Noel, L’enfant impuissant parmi les puissants January 24, 2018
- 2010, Radio SBS, Pâques, « la foule hurle, ‘crucifie-le, crucifie-le’ » January 13, 2018
- 2009, Radio SBS, Noël et athéisme January 4, 2018
- 2009, Radio SBS, Pâques, Le parfum December 26, 2017
- 2008, Radio SBS, Noel, Les cadeaux December 11, 2017
- 2008, Radio SBS, Pâques, « Nous sommes tous pèlerins » December 10, 2017
- 2007, Radio SBS, Noël, La surprise December 6, 2017
- 2006, Radio SBS, Noël, Le don des dons November 25, 2017
- 2007, Radio SBS, Pâques, l’amour sans bornes November 23, 2017
- 2006, SBS Radio, Christmas, ‘Who are you?’ November 18, 2017
- 2006, Radio SBS, Pâques, La Parole November 14, 2017
- 2005, Radio SBS, Easter, The sign of the empty tomb November 3, 2017
- 2004, Radio ZZZ, Christmas, Jesus the refugee October 15, 2017
- 2004, Radio SBS, Christmas, Silence October 5, 2017
- 2004 SBS Radio, Easter, The Eye, October 2, 2017
- 2003, SBS Radio, Easter, Transcending life and death September 24, 2017
- 2003, Radio ZZZ, Christmas, The vulnerable Child, the victorious Child September 18, 2017
- 2003 SBS Radio Christmas, Mary links Muslims and Christians September 14, 2017
- 2003, Radio SBS, Christmas homily September 11, 2017
RECENT COMMENTS
- Tania Sams on The secret of the confessional? The Royal Commission.
- interfaithashram on Towards a Christian Tantra; The interplay of Christianity and Kashmir Shaivism. 2009
- Linn Sennott on Towards a Christian Tantra; The interplay of Christianity and Kashmir Shaivism. 2009
- Patricia on Aboriginal associations with my house
- Patricia Chaves on The Rivers of Paradise, A spiritual autobiography
- ananthrajeev on “Renewing Christian Anthropology in Terms of Kashmir Shaivism”,
- ananthrajeev on Original sin and māyā: are they the same?
- ananthrajeev on Original sin and māyā: are they the same?
- interfaithashram on AN INTERFAITH ASHRAM, an article published in Dilatato Corde Vol.1, no.1, 2011
- Terry Trimmer on AN INTERFAITH ASHRAM, an article published in Dilatato Corde Vol.1, no.1, 2011
- Vers un tantra chrétien : La rencontre du Christianisme et du Shivaïsme du Cachemire, de Jean-Robert Dupuche
- Who is John Dupuche?
- Interfaith
- Multi-faith items
- Comparative theology and dual-belonging.
- Interfaith Pilgrimage to India, 2016, media reports
- Interfaith Ceremonies, Guidelines
- Interfaith experiences
- Interfaith retreat, a new way of inter-religious dialogue
- Milestones and Signposts in Interfaith Relations: the View from Christianity
- ‘One Faith – Multifaith’ – Transcendence
- Praying together? a solution to a vexed question
- Can we pray together? An issue in interfaith relations.
- Hindu – Catholic items
- Chakras – a Christian interpretation
- ‘Gayatrī mantra’, translation and commentary
- Hindu-Catholic Relations and World Peace
- Hinduism and Christianity: how they enlighten each other.
- Prāṇa and Spirit
- Recitation (japa)
- Recitation by means of breath alone (ajapa-japa)
- Reincarnation, some Christian perspectives
- SHE: the Virgin Mary and the Goddess Kālī
- Buddhist – Catholic items
- Islam – Catholic items
- Baha’i – Catholic Conversation on Love
- Sikh – Catholic conversation Written Guru – Living Word
- Multi-faith items
- Tantric homilies
- Why these homilies?
- Prose homilies, Year A,
- Prose homilies, Year B,
- Prose homilies, Year C,
- Why these poetic homilies?
- Poetic homilies, Year A
- Poetic homilies, Year B
- Poetic homilies, Year C
- Homilies in French, SBS Radio and Radio ZZZ
- 2001, SBS Radio, Easter
- 2002, SBS Radio,
- 2002, SBS Radio, Christmas
- 2003, SBS Radio, Christmas
- 2003, SBS Radio, Christmas, Mary links Muslims and Christians
- 2003, Radio ZZZ, Christmas, The vulnerable Child, the victorious Child
- 2003, SBS Radio, Easter, Transcending life and death
- 2004 SBS Radio, Easter, The Eye,
- 2004, Radio SBS, Christmas, Silence
- 2004, Radio ZZZ, Christmas, Jesus the refugee
- 2005, Radio SBS, Easter, The sign of the empty tomb
- 2006, Radio SBS, Pâques, La Parole
- 2006, SBS Radio, Christmas, ‘Who are you?’
- 2006, Radio SBS, Noël, Le don des dons
- 2007, Radio SBS, Pâques, l’amour sans bornes
- 2007, Radio SBS, Noël, La surprise
- 2008, Radio SBS, Pâques, « Nous sommes tous pèlerins »
- 2008, Radio SBS, Noel, Les cadeaux
- 2009, Radio SBS, Pâques, Le parfum
- 2009, Radio SBS, Noël et athéisme
- 2010, Radio SBS, Pâques, « la foule hurle, ‘crucifie-le, crucifie-le’ »
- 2010, Radio SBS. Noel, L’enfant impuissant parmi les puissants
- Homilies and Prayer Services
- Wedding homilies
- Funeral Orations
- Fr Chris Barnett PE, funeral oration
- Fr Thomas White PE, funeral oration (vigil)
- Robert Broomhall, funeral oration
- Nancy Bruce, funeral oration
- Cecil Clark, funeral oration
- Elsa Dalle, funeral oration
- Wilma Farrington, funeral oration
- Irene Hemm, funeral oration
- Audrey Hughes, funeral oration
- Dennis McCarthy, funeral oration
- Jaye Santamaria, funeral oration
- Noelene Stockdale, funeral oration
- Sylvia, funeral oration
- Anointing of the sick – a homily
- Bali Bombings, my Homily at St Patrick’s Cathedral, 20 October 2002
- Why did Jesus choose Judas as a close companion?
- Prayer Service for healing of victims of sexual abuse
- Publications
- Books
- Abhinavagupta: The Kula Ritual as elaborated in chapter 29 of the Tantrāloka. 2003. 551 pp.
- Jesus, the Mantra of God, 2005
- Vers un tantra chrétien; la rencontre du Christianisme et du Shivaïsme du Cachemire. 2009.
- Towards a Christian Tantra; The interplay of Christianity and Kashmir Shaivism. 2009
- Bäumer, B. and Dupuche J. (eds.) Void and Fullness in the Buddhist, Hindu and Christian Traditions. 2005
- Chapters in books
- John R. Dupuche, and Yasser Soliman. ‘Muslim-Catholic Relations in Australia, with special reference to Melbourne 1995 – 2010,’
- “The draft of a “rule” for an interfaith ashram proposed by John Dupuche and Michael Mifsud, priests of the Archdiocese of Melbourne,”
- ‘Devi in Tantric Practice’, in The Iconic Female, Goddesses of India, Nepal and Tibet.
- ‘The Doctrine of recognition (pratyabhijñā) and interfaith dialogue’ in Samarasya, Studies in Indian Arts, Philosophy and Interreligious dialogue – in Honour of Bettina Bäumer.
- ‘The Themes of Light and Dark in the Greek Fathers’, in Void and Fullness in the Buddhist, Hindu and Christian Traditions.
- ‘The first and last cry’, in Void and Fullness in the Buddhist, Hindu and Christian Traditions.
- ‘Sufism and Hesychasm’, in Prayer and Spirituality in the Early Church,….
- ‘Yoga and Hesychasm’, in Orientale Lumen
- Articles in Journals
- Dupuche, John, “„The “Scandalous‟ Tantric Hymn to Kālī Karpūrādi-stotra: an Unexpurgated Translation,” International Journal of Tantric Studies 8:1 (2012). Vol. 8 No. 1 (June 22, 2012)
- ‘A Spirituality of Pleasure: Deciphering Vijñānabhairava Verse 68’, International Journal of Tantric Studies Vol. 9 No. 1 September 19, 2013.
- ‘Field Work on the Kula Ritual in Orissa’, Journal of the Oriental Society of Australia 43 (2011) 49-60.
- “Renewing Christian Anthropology in Terms of Kashmir Shaivism”,
- “‘Jesus is the Christ.’ (Acts 9.22) Can Jesus be called Shiva?”
- ‘The Goddess Kali and the Virgin Mary, in Australian Electronic Journal of Theology. 19.1 (April 2012) 43-57.
- Questions raised by Hindu-Christian Comparative Theology
- ‘Nostra Aetate – stages of creation, with a particular focus on paragraph no.2 and the people involved in its development.
- ‘Silence and dialogue’, in Gesher 2013 vol. 4, no.4 pp. 52-64.
- Icons: images of the divine – The Transfiguration
- ‘Abhishiktananda Centenary Symposium’ in Australian Electronic Journal of Theology. 18 (2011) 249-258.
- Rule for an interfaith ashram
- Dupuche, John and Michael Mifsud, “The draft of a “rule” for an interfaith ashram proposed by John Dupuche and Michael Mifsud, priests of the Archdiocese of Melbourne,” in William Skudlarek (ed.), Dilatato Corde (on-line journal of Dialogue Interreligieux Monastique / Monastic Interreligious Dialogue), Volume I, Number 1, January-June 2011.
- ‘Milestones and Signposts in Interfaith Relations: the View from Christianity’. Australian eJournal of Theology 16 (2010) 10-17.
- “Renewing Christian Anthropology in Terms of Kashmir Shaivism”, in Theology@ McAuley, E-Journal, Australian Catholic University, 2004.
- “‘Jesus is the Christ.’ (Acts 9.22) Can Jesus be called Shiva?” in Theology@ McAuley, E-Journal, Australian Catholic University, 2003.
- ‘Person-to-Person: vivarana of Abhinavagupta on Paratrimsika verses 3–4.’ In Indo-Iranian Journal 44: 1-16.
- ‘Journey of faith – journey of interfaith’, Compass 34, summer, (2000), 15-17.
- Book Reviews
- Review of: André Comte-Sponville, The Book of Atheist Spirituality.
- Review of Grayling, A.C., The God Argument; the Case against Religion and for Humanism
- Book review: Deepak Chopra and Leonard Mlodinow. Is God an Illusion? The Great Debate between Science and Spirituality.
- Review of Paul Lambert : Faith, celebrations and festivals, published by the Sathya Sai Organization of Australia and Papua New Guinea.
- Getting it all wrong! A review of: Sculley DLS, Max. Yoga, Tai Chi, Reiki; a Guide for Christians.
- The body: both sacred and profane: review of a book
- Books
- Presentations
- Empowerment in Christianity and Kashmir Shaivism: the interplay of Spirit and kuṇḍalinī
- ‘Christian Tantra’, at Conference on Tantra, 2015
- 2015, ‘The Context of Tantra’, at Conference on Classical Tantra.
- “Ageing, spirituality and sexuality – an oxymoron?”
- Contemporary of Rumi – St Francis of Assisi
- 2015, ‘Seeing what is true and holy in others’, Deakin University
- “Freedom and Slavery: Interior and Outer aspects from Catholic and Buddhist perspectives”.
- 2015, From ‘comparative theology’ to ‘comparative experience’
- 2010 Value of Life and the Value of Death, presentation at a Symposium
- 2010, Christianity as Paradox
- Vers un tantra chrétien : aventures et découvertes
- Living in Harmony Accord, speech in Queen’s Hall 2005
- Masculine and feminine concepts of deity: the contribution of Kashmir Shaivism, Monash University 2001
- “Something exotic: the contribution of Kashmir Shaivism” to the document Woman and Man: one in Christ Jesus. 2001
- Commentaries
- Hatha-Yoga-Pradipika
- Introduction to commentaries on Ch.3, vv. 3-5
- Ch. 3, v.1, kuṇḍalinī, serpent, Spirit
- Ch. 3, v. 2, guru, kuṇḍalī, Spirit, knots, lotus
- Ch. 3, v. 3a, emptiness and prāṇa
- Ch.3, v. 3b, the royal road (rājapatha)
- Ch.3, v. 3c, mind, non-dependence
- Ch.3, v. 3d, subtle-breath (prāṇa), time
- Ch. 3, v.4, suṣumnā, (central channel), ‘cremation ground’, etc.
- Ch. 4, v. 1, the guru, the immaculate
- Ch. 4, v. 2, process (krama), bliss,
- Ch. 4, vv. 3-4, samādhi, liberation-while-living,
- Ch. 4, v.5a, awakening, practice
- Ch. 3, v. 5b, sleep (supta), ‘door of Brahma’, Goddess
- Ch. 4, v. 6, prāṇa (subtle breath), mind, equanimity
- Qur’an
- Qur’anic verses on Paradise – a commentary
- ‘Discipleship’ in Islam and Christianity, a discussion
- The ‘Word’ in the Qur’an
- How is Mary, the mother of Jesus, presented in the Qur’an
- The person of Jesus Christ: the great debate between Islam and Christianity, ‘Surat Al-‘Ikhlāş
- The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus in the Qur’an
- The meaning of ‘jihad’ in the Qur’an
- Qur’anic verses on punishment
- Śiva Sūtras
- The Tantrāloka of Abhinavagupta (975-1025 CE)
- Vijñānabhairava-tantra
- Verse 31 contracting the eye-brow centre
- Verse 34, focusing on the centre of the skull
- Verse 35, meditating on the the void in the central channel (suṣumnā)
- Verse 40, The beginning and end of a sound
- Verse 42, An unpronounceable mantra
- Verses 44-45 meditation on emptiness
- Verse 46 becoming Void
- Verses 52-53, consuming all by fire
- Verse 63, conscientising
- Verse 90 reciting the phoneme A
- Verse 107, Omnipresence
- Verse 108, Identification with the Self
- Verse 109, becoming Śiva by means of relection
- Verse 110, the problem of evil
- Verse 116, All-pervading
- Verse 119, Radical poverty
- Verse 126, Equanimity
- Verse 135, beyond liberation and bondage
- Verses 142b-155 A critique of ritual
- Verse 145, The essence of the mantra
- Verse 162, union by revelation
- Hatha-Yoga-Pradipika
- Poems
- Questions
- Controverted questions
- ‘A happy death’: palliative care
- Anything goes! Tantra.
- Ceasing to be an individual and becoming a person
- Euthanasia: Some of the questions
- Can woman serve as pastor or ordained priest?
- “I am” – “I am this”
- In defence of Centering Prayer; in response to Margaret Feaster’s book
- Judgment – Mercy: a dilemma?
- Original sin and māyā: are they the same?
- Reiki: good or bad? A Christian response.
- Reincarnation and redemption
- What happens in the case of conversion to another religion?
- Topics
- Controverted questions
- The secret of the confessional? The Royal Commission.
- Mutual Enrichment: Meditation in Tantra and Christianity
- LE RITUEL KULA Versets cités par Jayaratha dans son commentaire sur Tantrāloka 29.18-23, ‘Le Sacrifice Quotidien’.
- LE VIN, Versets sur le vin 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 Tantrāloka, ch. 29 d’Abhinavagupta
- Letter to the Hebrews, Commentary on some verses
- Good and evil, sin and grace: commentary on select verses from Genesis 1-11
- A Jewish Family in 3rd cent. BCE, Reflections on verses from the Book of Tobit
A Jewish Family in 3rd cent. BCE, Reflections on verses from the Book of Tobit
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