{"id":13845,"date":"2021-02-14T09:30:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T14:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gornahoor.net\/?p=13845"},"modified":"2021-02-16T00:06:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T05:06:56","slug":"multiple-states-in-christianity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gornahoor.net\/?p=13845","title":{"rendered":"Multiple States in Christianity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philippe Guiberteau, a Catholic writer, was preparing an annotated translation (into French) of Dante\u2019s Banquet<\/em>. Although M. Guiberteau had been reading Rene Guenon for 25 years, he was still unconvinced about the applicability of the notion of the multiple states of the being to Catholic theology. He was then put in touch with Michel Valsan. There we have the rather odd situation of a Muslim explaining Catholic theology to Dante\u2019s translator.<\/p>\n

In three letters to Philippe Guiberteau, Michel Valsan demonstrates that Christianity also has a doctrine of the universal Self and multiple states. He shows that the metaphysical doctrine of multiple states, which considers man in his totality, that is to say as a being mainly \u201cdivine\u201d, \u201cangelic\u201d and \u201chuman\u201d, is present in Christianity. Its developments are illustrated in three parts:<\/p>\n

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  1. Theology of Saint Thomas Aquinas<\/li>\n
  2. The spirituality represented by John of Ruysbroeck<\/li>\n
  3. Catholic esoterism, as expressed by Dante<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    But before completing the introduction to Valsan\u2019s letters, I shall summarize the states of being as explained by Adi Shankara<\/strong> in Tattva Bodhah<\/em>. It will be a refresher to some and to others it may be new. In either case, Valsan will include a chart the encompasses these states and their correspondence to Christian esoteric teaching.<\/p>\n

    Three Bodies and Five sheaths<\/h2>\n
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    1. Gross body: Perceived through the senses.\n