Universalist Radha-Krishnaism
Autor Steve Bohlerten Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 noi 2011
A REVIEW OF THE NEW EDITION
"Steve Bohlert has dared to break the shackles of fundamentalism to deliver a much-needed re-visioning of an ancient religion of India, giving it new life for those of us in a multicultural 21st Century world. He has extracted the essence of Bengali Vaishnavism, and while staying true to its person-ality, has planted the seed back into the human body, so we may again receive the Original Blessing. I do not hesitate to call Steve Bohlert a prophet, not only as one gifted with spiritual insight, but also as one who foretells the future - of a path that must be something like he sees it or not be at all. That is, without such a re-birthing of Vaishnavism, its soul will never plant roots in the world at large. The orthodox will of course decry it and condemn him. 'The dogs may bark, but the caravan will pass.'" -- Daniel Cooper Clark, longtime Radha-Krishna devotee
FROM REVIEWS OF THE FIRST EDITION
"Many Westerners are attracted to diverse aspects of Hinduism and, in particular, devotion to Radha-Krishna, but soon find themselves alienated by two factors: an inescapable emphasis on 'Indian-ness' and the uncompromising literalism of the movement as it has come to the West. Steve Bohlert's approach to spirituality merges Western and Eastern thought by de-emphasizing cultural trappings and literalism, while maintaining a passionate emotional bond with the Supreme Being in this especially effective form of the Divine Couple, Radha-Krishna." -- Michael Valle, philosophy of religion teacher
This book is sufficiently important that its wide dissemination amongst devotees is a desideratum. . . . old beliefs are given apparently radical new interpretations that widen their scope and potential for meaning. . . . Subal [Steve Bohlert] has done a great service by introducing or naming the Vaishnava concept of deity as panentheism. . . . I favor raganuga [natural devotion], as it seems does Subal, precisely because it . . . is about reforming the id-controlled ego into a love-permeated ego. . . . There is no doubt that Subal's is an important brick in the wall of religious discourse . . . His great contribution . . . is that he has gone out on a limb and attempted to make a coherent and systematic presentation of Radha-Krishna according to his vision. This means of course that he has set himself up for criticism, but that kind of courage is what is needed to push the discourse further. -- Jagadananda Das/Jan Brzezinski, Gaudiya Vaishnav scholar.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780918475053
ISBN-10: 0918475058
Pagini: 202
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: Sky River Press
ISBN-10: 0918475058
Pagini: 202
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: Sky River Press
Notă biografică
Steve Bohlert is specially qualified to write this book because:
He served as an international leader in the Krishna Movement for nine years. Lalita Prasad Thakur (son and disciple of Bhaktivinode Thakur--nineteenth century Bengali theologian, universalist, and reformer) initiated him into the esoteric way of natural devotion and told him to spread it in the West. He was later ordained and served as a pastor and teacher in the United Church of Christ for eleven years. He studied western theological traditions at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, earning a Master of Divinity degree.