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25 January 2014

The neti-neti strategy

THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Is 8: 23 – 9: 3/ Ps 27: 1. 4. 13-14 (1a)/ 1 Cor 1: 10-13. 17/ Mt 4: 12-23)

Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand (Mt 4: 17)

Indian philosophy uses a unique language to describe God and his qualities. Rather than say who the Supreme Being is, the neti-neti method describes who God is not. Rather than state who God is and restrict him to that, the language tries to arrive at an understanding of God by removing all that he is not. To know and accept Christ and His Kingdom one ought to discern and reject all that does not go along with God and His kingdom.

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