“Now Cain said to his brother Abel, ‘Let’s go out to the field.’ While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Where is your brother Abel?’ ‘I don’t know,’ he replied. ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?’ The Lord said, ‘What have you done? […]
Human existence encompasses more than the physical realm. Many world religions acknowledge the presence of non-physical dimensions within human beings, such as the soul, higher consciousness, and spiritual realms. These metaphysical aspects of human existence are at the core of many key religious and existential questions and remind us that we are more than just
Prof. Francis X Clooney, Harvard Divinity SchoolPhoto source: Harvard Divinity School faculty webpage Last week, we explored commonalities in the lives of Jesus Christ and Krishna, the central figures in Christianity and Hinduism, respectively. This week, we will pick up on this subject, focusing this time on the similarities in the content of their teachings,
Prof. Francis X Clooney, Harvard Divinity SchoolPhoto source: Harvard Divinity School faculty webpage Last week, we shared with you some of Father Clooney’s reflections on the relevance of the Bhagavad Gita for Christians during the holy period of Lent. This week, following his example, we will compare Jesus Christ with Krishna, the deity whose spiritual
