The Upanishads: On Immortality and the Self
January 5, 2009 by Sophie
Filed under Recent Posts, Upanishads
The second chapter of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad sets forth some Vedantic principles on immortal life. Are they compatible with Christianity? Here are those principles as expounded by the teacher Yajnavalkya to his wife Maitreyi: No one can buy immortality with money. That’s seems obviously Christian. It can’t be bought or earned by man, although a price must be paid. It comes to man through grace. The Self lives in all of us and... Read more
Michel Henry: On the Inward Truth
January 2, 2009 by Sophie
Filed under Limits of Reason, Loftus Series, Michel Henry, Rig Veda, Upanishads
So, if the exterior, outward truth manifests itself in a gap between our consciousness and the object, then how does the interior truth manifest itself? Here’s my summation and review of Michel Henry’s chapter, “The Truth of Christianity’ from his book, “I Am the Truth: Toward a Philosophy of Christianity”. We frequently misunderstand what is meant by Christian belief and its relation to truth, as in “Believe... Read more