TRINITARIAN EXPERIENCE OF A CHRISTIAN AND ADVAITIC EXPERIENCE OF A HINDU

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Abstract

This essay contains some reflections of an ordinary Christian layman, who thinks that a marginal cross section of can be provoked and motivated into the Spiritual experience of oneness with the Spirit through a comparative study of such Spiritual experience of Hindus. Can the Spiritual experiences of Christians and Hindus be similar? Can we compare the Trinitarian experience of a Christian and the advaitic experience of a Hindu? The average Christians would have considered such questions heretical a century ago. The perception of Christians about other religions has undergone a sea change in the past few decades as a result of various forms of inter-religious dialogue, in-depth comparative studies and prayerful contemplation carried out by a large number of pious and committed theologians who were inspired and encouraged by the Second Vatican Council