I LIVE NOT I BUT CHRIST LIVES IN ME

PAUL’S CHRIST EXPERIENCE FROM A YOGIC PERSPECTIVE

Authors

  • Paulcy Thelakkadan Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bangalore

Keywords:

Saint Paul, Yoga, Christ Experience, personal union with Christ, mystical experience

Abstract

Paul, a zealous Pharisee and an erstwhile persecutor of the Church, turned to be the Apostle of the Gentiles, lived a life of mystical union with Christ ever since his encounter with Christ on the way to Damascus. It brought about a real transformation in his life in such a manner that he stated that it was no longer he who lived, but Christ in him. His actions, knowledge and devotion were fused into a new relationship with Christ through which he allowed Christ to live and act through him. This was a mystical experience of personal union with Christ, which can be characterized in the Indian spiritual terminology as Yoga, which originally and etymologically means union.

Author Biography

Paulcy Thelakkadan, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bangalore

Paulcy Thelakkadan, PDDM is a member of the religious congregation Sister Disciples of the Divine Master. She completed her Licentiate in biblical theology at the Gregorian University, Rome and the doctoral studies at DVK, Bangalore. She is a visiting faculty at Mater Dei Institute, Goa, Vidya Deep College, Bangalore, and other theological institutes and formation houses. Email: paulcyantony@gmail.com

References

John Paul II, Fides et Ratio

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Published

2016-03-30

How to Cite

Thelakkadan, P. (2016). I LIVE NOT I BUT CHRIST LIVES IN ME: PAUL’S CHRIST EXPERIENCE FROM A YOGIC PERSPECTIVE. Asian Horizons, 10(01), 201–205. Retrieved from https://dvkjournals.in/index.php/ah/article/view/2041

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 01 (2016): ASIAN HORIZONS

Section

New Scholars