Raimon Panikkar Quotes
Raimon Panikkar was a Spanish-Indian philosopher and Catholic priest, born in Barcelona to a Catalan mother and an Indian father, and one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century intercultural philosophy and theology. The Unknown Christ of Hinduism argued for a deep Christian recognition of the divine reality acknowledged in the Hindu tradition, while The Cosmotheandric Experience and The Rhythm of Being developed his distinctive vision of reality as the irreducible relation of the cosmic, the divine, and the human. The quotes below are attributed to Raimon Panikkar, organized by topic.
Raimon Panikkar on God
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Attributed to Raimon Panikkar:
“Reality is not divine, human, or cosmic; it is all three at once, in irreducible relation.”
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“Christ is the unknown name of the mystery to which Hinduism has another name.”
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“Religions cannot be reduced to one another, but they can recognize one another.”
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“The peace among religions is the precondition of peace among peoples.”
Raimon Panikkar on Knowledge
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Attributed to Raimon Panikkar:
“Diatopical hermeneutics is the discipline of thinking from two places at once.”
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“Johnsen, Linda The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hinduism p. 54, as quoted in Londhe, S. (2008). A tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture”
The Vedic experience may perhaps disclose, not an alternative to the modern view of life and the world .... but an already existing, although often hidden, dimension of Man himself. -
“Georg Feuerstein, Subhash Kak, and David Frawley. - In search of the cradle of civilization _ new light on ancient India-Quest Books (2011)”
The Vedic experience introduces nothing alien to modern man but helps him to realize his own life and emphasizes an often neglected aspect of his own being. In this sense, the Vedas occupy a privileged position in the crystallized culture of man. They are neither primitive nor modern. Not being primitive, they present a depth, a critical awareness, and a sophistication not shown by many other anci
Raimon Panikkar on Life
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“The Vedic experience may perhaps disclose, not an alternative to the modern view of life and the world .... but an already existing, although often hidden, dimension of Man himself.”
Johnsen, Linda The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hinduism p. 54, as quoted in Londhe, S. (2008). A tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture -
“The Vedic experience introduces nothing alien to modern man but helps him to realize his own life and emphasizes an often neglected aspect of his own being. In this sense, the Vedas occupy a privileged position in the crystallized culture of man. They are neither primitive nor modern. Not being primitive, they present a depth, a critical awareness, and a sophistication not shown by many other ancient cultures. Not being modern, they exhale a fragrance and present an appeal that the merely modern does not possess.”
Georg Feuerstein, Subhash Kak, and David Frawley. - In search of the cradle of civilization _ new light on ancient India-Quest Books (2011)