Issue #6
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7 The Nectar of Advaitic Instruction – Questions from our Readers As the Nectar journal enters its second year of issues, we look back over the first year and find letters and questions from our readers. 12 Return to Christian Advaita by Father Bruno Barnhart Father Barnhart writes, “Nonduality is at the heart of the Christian revelation, or Christ-mystery, but one would probably never guess this if acquainted only with the theology and the biblical interpretation of the last few centuries.” With this in mind, we look for a return to Christian Advaita in the third millennium – a return to the Christ’s original nondual teachings.14 Ekam Satya – One Truth, One Way, Many Approaches by Dr. Sharad Chandra Humanity is and always has been one cohesive whole, sharing the same Source of origin. Ultimately, to realize Absolute Reality, they follow one way – that of nondual Truth. Yet vast and diverse are Its many modes of expression. 16 Quest for Knowledge |
17 Story of the Hasta-Amalaka Stotram A Fruit in the Palm of the Hand by Babaji Bob Kindler The great and wondrous Adishankaracharya knew that the nectar-like words miraculously expressed by a young mute boy comprised the Hasta-amalaka Stotram – a teaching of Advaitic fame. As easily as one can see a fruit lying in the palm of one’s hand, just as clearly must one behold the Atman, one’s true essence. 19 SRV Retreat Center Inauguration Construction on the SRV Retreat Center on the Big Island of Hawaii was completed this year, and on November 14th, Kali Puja, students and friends of SRV gathered for its auspicious inauguration.21 Self and Ego by Aurthur Osborne To make an all-important distinction between the real and unreal, sages inform humanity of both the Ultimate Reality and that illusory sense of personal self called the ego, likened to a “line drawn on water.” 23 God Only – Guidance and Suffering 27 The Advaita of Ishvari – |