– Exploring the encounter of spiritual/faith traditions from the perspective of mystical consciousness ​–

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My Poetry is Silence
Verses in The Light of Truth
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You are Love.
Not somebody who loves, but Love itself.
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You are truth.
Not your truth, but Truth itself.
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"Interfaith Dialogue and Mystical Consciousness." Harvard Theological Review
This article focuses on the meeting of faith traditions—interfaith dialogue—from the perspective of mystical consciousness. In doing so, it aims to understand the dynamics and potentialities of interfaith mysticism. The contribution of this article to religious studies, in combination with theological inquiry, is threefold... (download the PDF in the Journal's site) 
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What Christ Said: Revisiting the Countercultural Sayings of Christ Jesus
Relevant to nonconformist Christians, this book explores the transformative and often overlooked implications of Christ’s teachings. The author shows the possibility to still be surprised by the sayings of Christ—to rediscover “the Way” as a liberating path toward freedom... (read more) 

~ Short bio ~

ISAAC PORTILLA, PhD, FRAS, is a scholar, author, and teacher of exploratory mysticism. He holds a PhD in Divinity from the University of St Andrews (Scotland). His research, initially developed at the Centre for the Study of Religion and Politics (CSRP, St Andrews), focuses on interfaith dialogue, mystical consciousness, hermeneutics, and phenomenology.
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~ Projects ~

Project 5: Interfaith Dialogue and Mystical Consciousness

Project 4: Rethinking (and Reexperiencing) Christianity
 
Proyecto 3: Mística Exploratoria
 
Proyecto 2: Sistema de Regeneración y Realización del Ser
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Proyecto 1: Poesía e Indagación Filosófica

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Research Focus.  Phenomenology of mystical experience; interfaith dialogue from the perspective of mystical consciousness; inter-religious mysticism; Indian sages: Sri Ramana Maharshi and Sri Aurobindo; East-West dialogue.

Research Overview. His general research aims to better understand the significance of spiritual-existential dynamics and mystical narratives to explain human destiny, and the evolutionary formation of mystical consciousness.  He uses phenomenological approaches, centering his enquiry on mystical experience and existential discussions which are often overlooked.

Research at St Andrews.  His present research at St Andrews focuses on the Indian sages Sri Ramana Maharshi and Sri Aurobindo in the context of Intra-Hindu and Hindu-Christian interfaith dialogue, and contemporary Western spiritual movements.  The research aims to better understand the unique evolutionary contributions of these iconic figures (considered by many the most important mystical sages of the 20th century), and to explore new interfaith perspectives through the lens of mystical consciousness.

Research methods. Descriptive mystical phenomenology; mystical-phenomenological hermeneutics.

​(See full academic profile at the University of St Andrews)
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The Possibilities of Spiritual Experience: An Autobiographical and Philosophical Exploration
The Possibilities of Spiritual Experience brings together the four major forces in Western spiritual movements—Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism and Hinduism (including the Yogic and Advaita traditions)—acknowledging their distinctive contributions to an emerging, evolutionary and universal paradigm (read more)
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Explaining an application of the Three Pillars Model to 40 PhD students at NOVA University

~ Various ~

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El yoga del perdón: El perdón como estado del ser y otras exploraciones existenciales
El yoga del perdón significa para la enseñanza cristiana lo que la investigación del karma ha significado para el budismo: la creación de un campo de exploración entorno a la que quizás sea la enseñanza práctica más importante de esta tradición.  El resultado de esta exploración es un nuevo "yoga"...  (leer más) 
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Spiritual Life in Contemporary Society. It is not up to you to decide the ideal framework for your spiritual life.  At the beginning of the path, many of us have dreamed of... (read more)
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Unity, Individuality and Force - The Three Agents of Spiritual Evolution. It is certain that there is unity at the foundational level of existence.  Such is the consistent experience of those... (read more)
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True Mindfulness: Not Just Practical Mindfulness and Mindfulness Meditation. There are many ways in which mindfulness ― a certain type of awareness ― manifests... (read more)

~ Practices ~

System
The following presentation shows some of the topics and practices of the program (Regenera XXI): 
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[EN] Abstract. Regeneration of the Body-mind Through the Non-dual Field. 
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La consciencia interior
Prácticas de meditación interna para regenerar y armonizar el cuerpo y la mente
Las prácticas de meditación interna presentan un viaje de exploración desde lo que somos hasta lo que podemos llegar a ser cuando tenemos en cuenta todos los aspectos del ser humano: cuerpo, emociones, mente y espíritu (ver más)
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¿Son los Ejercicios Regenerativos similares al Yoga, el Pilates u otras formas de ejercicio físico? Los ER fueron desarrollados para liberar el cuerpo de las tensiones y contracciones que limitan... (leer más)

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Conferences (in English):
See also academic profile
Dark Side of Meditation Symposium 2020
CSSymposium 2019
EUARE Conference 2019
Integral Conference 2018
Integral Conference 2017
Integral Conference 2016
​SAND Conference 2015
SAND Conference 2013
Contact: info@isaacportilla.org

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