Short Takes, AUG98-NOV99

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.  Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT Another thought on this “where does the Kshatriya spirit go” during Kali Yuga?”  The generic and most important answer is that it goes where everything good goes, namely, into the monastery, which is…

On Apologetics

Good pick up on the word apologetic. It is a technical word, often misunderstood. You’re right, it does not mean an humble and contrite posture, feeling sorry for what we believe, such as we ordinarily might take it to mean. It means something very specific and good. Tillich uses these old words and this is…

The Solar Dynasty

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT On the subject of India and USA, I want to mention a little history that I find enlightening and cheering. The summary is that USA is, as Swami said, member of…

Paradigm Shift For The Churches

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT I am very happy the subject of an ecclesiastical, even ecclesiological, paradigm shift is being discussed in the parish. For what they are worth, I am enclosing my thoughts on the…

Implications of Incarnation Theology / A Conversation

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT A Christian Scientist and I were discussing the sentence, “Reason is the record of our connectivity with God.”  A conflation of my side of the conversation follows. Reason is a word…

Taxonomy

RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT Patristic Christianity is two thirds of a religion, and not more. Dualism and Qualified Non-Dualism are grasped and promoted by Patristic Christianity but Non-Dualism is not. In effect, we have from…