Routledge Hindu Studies Interfaith Dialogue and Mystical Consciousness in India: Sri Ramana Maharshi, Sri Aurobindo, the Hari-Hara Mystery, and , (Paperback)

<p><em>Interfaith Dialogue and Mystical Consciousness in India </em>is a research inquiry in interfaith studies that uses hermeneutical phenomenology to address vexing issues arising in the study of mysticism and enlightened sages.</p><p>This book raises the following questions: If all human beings have access to mystical consciousness, and some do access it, how is it that only a few become luminary sages, displaying extraordinary power? What is the ethical responsibility of such sages? And how is the encounter among sages/mystics of different traditions contributing to the harmonious unfolding of religious diversity? The author provides original answers and a renewed vision of Hinduism through the lens of two of the most loved and admired sages of modern India--Sri Ramana Maharshi and Sri Aurobindo.</p><p>This book is a blueprint for transformative research on religion: it envisions an innovative method--integrative hermeneutical phenomenology--contributing to the development of interfaith mysticism. Bringing to the fore key themes such as Self-realization, the Hari-Hara mystery, and Mystic Fire, the author shows the importance of mystical experience in the understanding of the religious "Other" and the future of religion.</p><p>The book will be of interest to scholars and students of religious studies, inter-religious/interfaith studies, comparative religion/theology, and interfaith relations, and to thoughtful readers with an interest in Asia and spiritual practice. Those interested in the mysteries of India and Hindu spirituality will find in this book a pioneering analysis of Hindu mystical consciousness and the Christian encounter with it.</p>

• Routledge Hindu Studies Interfaith Dialogue and Mystical Consciousness in India: Sri Ramana Maharshi, Sri Aurobindo, the Hari-Hara Mystery, and , (Paperback)
• Author: Isaac Portilla
• ISBN: 9781032782089
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-07-20
• Page Count: 246