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The Department of Religious Studies, as part of their Research on Religion Colloquium, will present the following:
Hindu Metaphysics and the Perennial Philosophy - Connections in the works of René Guénon and Shankara's Advaita Vedanta
Forrest Freihaut (RELS Graduate Student)
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
AH175 (Anderson Hall)
Shankara was an eighth-century Indian spiritual teacher who offered a radical nondual interpretation of reality. Shankara's method and teachings were associated with Advaita Vedanta, a philosophic tradition originating from Upanishadic texts.
Over centuries, Shankara's Vedanta spread through intellectual spheres, making its philosophy subject to debate and interpretation. The Traditionalists were 20th-century thinkers who played an essential role in introducing Eastern spirituality to Western audiences and were influenced by Shankara. René Guénon pioneered the movement. Guénon's interpretation of reality argued an all-pervading unitive metaphysic principle that shares notable similarities with Shankara's Advaita Vedanta. Considering their similarities, to what extent did René Guénon embrace Shankara's Advaita Vedanta, and what was his attitude toward Shankara's method of realizing the innermost Self?
Everyone is welcome
Contact:
Bev Garnett | bev.garnett@uleth.ca | 403-380-1894 | ulethbridge.ca/artsci/religious-studies
