{"product_id":"vedanta-in-light-of-christian-wisdom-9798985147018","title":"Vedanta in Light of Christian Wisdom","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnlike his previous books, this monograph by Wolfgang Smith deals explicitly with man's quest of immortality: with religion, that is, properly so called. As a Christian, moreover, who in his earlier life had identified with the Vedic tradition, he is well situated to speak knowledgeably of both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with recollections of his early days amongst Hindu monks-living lives of almost unbelievable yogic attainment-he introduces the reader to the Vedic religion, which he goes on to contrast with the Judeo-Christian, not to exalt one above the other, but to explain the salient difference. Smith argues that the two religions lead to antipodal Ends: the Vedic to what he terms \u003cem\u003e\"the nirvānic option,\"\u003c\/em\u003e in which \"the human\" does not survive, and the Christian to \u003cem\u003esalvation\u003c\/em\u003e, in which it does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot only thus does Smith disprove the so-called \"transcendent unity of religions,\" but basing himself upon an astounding exegesis discovered by Meister Eckhart, he goes on to show that-contrary again to the prevailing view-the Vedantic categories are in principle subsumed and transcended by the Trinitarian. The author believes that these categorical reflections-admittedly and perforce of an esoteric kind-are called for to terminate the unholy confusion which has for long impeded our comprehension.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Philos-Sophia Initiative Foundation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50630182240530,"sku":"9798985147018","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1e6d6ca9-9639-47b4-99c4-2d25511623f9.jpg?v=1732745434","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/vedanta-in-light-of-christian-wisdom-9798985147018","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}