RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. There may be some question about this term “religious war.” It is an oxymoron. Religious people are pacifistic. They do not wage war. So there are never any religious wars. However, religious people do have the right of self-defense and the duty to…
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 Talking about classical idealism. Is there any specific area of Christianity where this sort of theology is prevalent? Could you also explain the connection of metaphysics to idealism. Tillich himself is…
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 He is describing the purpose of theology, and says “European theological orthodoxy,” comparable to American fundamentalism, which combines both “wrongs” of confusing the eternal truth with a current interpretation. What is…
RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, A Planting Apostolic Succession is not a palpation. It is a way of living. St. Jerome said, “A vestment does not make a bishop.” A laying on of hands does not make an ordination. Recently, our parish church witnessed this truth in…
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 Subject: GEN K. CLAUSE, Fort North Pole Date: 1349 hours Monday, 21 Dec 97 1. An official visit by General Santa (NMI) Claus is expected at this headquarters 25 Dec 97.…
Neti is misunderstood. It is not Not this. It is Not only this, but also …. In other words, not a negative but the Law of Expansion. (Expansion is My Life.) Instead of saying something does not exist, we say that whatever we are talking about includes more than we realize at this point in…
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 In Honor of Our Fallen Army Special Operations Soldiers and Navy SEALs The notion of a just war is discussed throughout Christian theological history and most theologians assert that there is…
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 question of progress/promotion in an Army career, this is my answer: 1- You do not have to think about this because The Almighty is taking care of you and…
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…
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 Before Swami hauled me in, I had risen rapidly (age 23) to the verge of very great prominence in both academic, governmental and industrial circles. I was a classic “fair haired boy.”…
Guidance And Request For The Bishops Memorandum For The Bishops November 12, 1996 Exegesis of St. John in the desert focuses, usually, on a diet of bugs washed down with a dollop of honey. “Phew !” one thinks, and rightly, “Who would want to eat that?” Well, apart from an assassin or a survivalist, no…
Thanks for your note. Your impression of Vivekananda fighting pitched battles in this part of the world for Hinduism and against suppression, etc., is hyperbole and leads people astray. There is a tendency of people who come to the United States and other liberal countries from areas of the world where people do not get…
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 Deposition I: Curriculum For A Theological Education Deposition II: Delusion And The Doctrine Of Original Sin Deposition III: A Festival Composition For The Feast Of The Holy Trinity D e p…
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…
Brothers, Sisters, Little Friends and Wee Bairns around St. Elsewhere, Some of you are aware that we were among the first to raise red flags at St. Thomas Episcopal Church back in 1991. Some of you are aware that we were mostly sidelined at St. Thomas Episcopal Church beginning shortly after we raised the red…
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 There are two kinds of authority: the authority of station and the authority of experience. The authority of experience can exist without the authority of station. The authority of station cannot…
