From Duality to Non-Duality: Bede Griffiths's Integral Spirituality as a Remedy for Cartesian Dissociation

Bede Griffiths (1906-1993) has emerged as one of the twentieth century's leading lights in inter-faith spirituality. This article examines the nature of dissociation as reflected in his life experience and writings. Comparison with the philosophical anthropology of Descartes suggests that the d...

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1. VerfasserIn: Collingwood, Chris (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2011
In: Journal for the Study of Spirituality
Jahr: 2011, Band: 1, Heft: 2, Seiten: 231-248
weitere Schlagwörter:B Non-duality
B Bede Griffiths
B Hinduism
B inter-faith spirituality
B Christianity
B Dissociation
B Descartes
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Zusammenfassung:Bede Griffiths (1906-1993) has emerged as one of the twentieth century's leading lights in inter-faith spirituality. This article examines the nature of dissociation as reflected in his life experience and writings. Comparison with the philosophical anthropology of Descartes suggests that the dissociation of body, mind (or soul in Griffiths's case) and spirit is part of the Cartesian legacy with which we still have to deal. In presenting Griffiths's spirituality as a remedy for Cartesian dissociation, it is suggested that it is ultimately only by addressing modern Western culture's repression of the Spirit (or Atman of Hindu thought) that integration, non-duality, is attainable.
ISSN:2044-0251
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal for the Study of Spirituality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/jss.v1i2.231