DR. ISAAC PORTILLA PELAEZ
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Interfaith Dialogue. Spiritual Practice. Global Peace.

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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 in India: ​ Sri Ramana Maharshi, Sri Aurobindo, the Hari-Hara Mystery, and the Hindu-Christian Encounter This book addresses vexing issues arising in the study of mysticism and enlightened sages. Bringing to the fore key themes such as Self-realization, the Hari-Hara mystery, and Mystic Fire, the author shows the importance of mystical experience in the understanding of the religious “Other” and the future of religion. (Read More)

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"Interfaith Dialogue and Mystical Consciousness" 
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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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Presentation of the project "Interfaith Dialogue and Mystical Consciousness" at the Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome), as part of the Rome Summer Seminars on Religion and Global Politics

Ankur Barua and Isaac Portilla, "Rabindranath Tagore in Dialogue with the Beatitudes of Christ: A Hindu-Christian Theopoetic Response." Dilatato Corde Vol XV No 1 January – June 2025. 2. Reflections
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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)

~ Brief Biography ~


ISAAC PORTILLA, PhD, FRAS, is an academic, philosopher, and theologian. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of St Andrews (Scotland). His academic work, initially developed at the Centre for the Study of Religion and Politics (St Andrews), focuses on the encounter of spiritual traditions (including interreligious dialogue), mystical consciousness, hermeneutics, and phenomenology. (Read more: biography)

~ Projects ​~


Project 6: Paths to Global Peace

Project 5: Interfaith Dialogue and Mystical Consciousness

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

~ Academia ~


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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. (See full academic profile at the University of St Andrews)

Publications

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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 PhD students at NOVA University (Lisbon)
Academic conferences

Conference paper (speaker). “Interfaith Dialogue and Mystical Consciousness.” Panel: “Hinduism in Dialogue.” European Academy of Religion Conference. University of St Andrews (Scotland). June 2023.

Conference paper (speaker). “Principles of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue in the Engagement with Asian Religions: Assessment, Inquiry, and Reflections.” Rome Summer Seminars on Religion and Global Politics. University of Notre Dame Rome Global Gateway, Rome (Italy). June 2023.

Conference paper (speaker). “Interfaith Dialogue and Mystical Consciousness.” Making Sense of Interreligious Practices: Perspectives from Theology, Religious Studies, and Anthropology. University of Tübingen (Germany). March 2023.
See conferences in academic profile 

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Publications

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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) 

Essays

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La diferencia entre: conciencia, consciencia y Consciencia. Tener conciencia, ser consciente y la Consciencia en sí misma, son tres conceptos relacionados pero diferentes... (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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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  ~


Publications

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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)

Essays

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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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Tao, Zen y Cristianismo: evolución del trabajo con el cuerpo vital. Cuando observamos cómo la medicina china ―fundada en principios y conocimientos taoístas― y la filosofía budista... (leer más)

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