The Journal is a semi-annual publication of the Henry Martyn Institute: lnternational Centre for Research, lnterfaith Relations and Reconciliation. lt's aim is to promote inter-religious understanding with a special focus on the study oflslam. It also seeks to encourage reconciliation between people of different faiths within an overall framework of peace and justice. Journal of the Henry Martyn Institute Volume 31 Number 1&2 January - December 2012 Opinions expressed in the Journal of the Henry Martyn lnstitute are those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by either the Editors or the Henry Martyn Institute. CONTENTS RJDD4 Subscriptions: ChiefEditor Editorial Varghese Manimala 5-9 lndian Outside the Indian Varghese Manimala Subcontinent Subcontinent Editor ARTICLES M. M. Abraham Individual Institutional Individual Institutional 1 Year Rs. 175 Rs. 200 $20 $25 "Love towards all, Malice towards None" 2 Years Rs. 300 Rs. 350 $35 $45 Assistant Editor HazretKhawajaGharibNawaz (ra) 3 Years Rs. 500 Rs. 550 $55 $65 M.Sribala Haji Syed Salman Chishty 10-21 Subscriptions may be sent through a cheque or intemational EditorialAssistant money order in favour ofthe Henry Martyn Institute, to: Mystical Experience - Christy Femila Reaching out to Being through beings 22-39 Assistant Editor Varghese Manimala Henry Martyn Institute 6-3-128/1 National Poli ce Academy Road, Bhakti as Social Critique Lessons from the South: Shivarampally, Hyderabad 500 052, A. P., India the Early Phase email: hmipublications@ gmail.com & [email protected] K. Satchidanandan 40-50 www: hmiindia.org Tyagaraja's Mystic Music For Private Circulation only Mohan Ramanan 51-55 Mysticism in Buddhism Bhikkhu Bodhipala 56-66 The contents of this Joumal are indexed in the ATLA Religion Database, published by the Gibran Khalil Gibran and the Mystical Tradition American Theological Library Association (250 S. Wacker Dr., Suite1600, Chicago, IL 67-78 60606-5859, USA, E-mail: [email protected], www.atla.com); Ulrich's Intemational Edward Joseph Alam Periodicals Directory (121 Chanlon Rd., New Providence, NJ, 07974, USA); Periodica Islamica (22 Jalan Liku, 59100 Kuala Lampur, Malaysia); and the Guide to Indian Periodical lndigenous and Dalit Mysticism Literature (Indian Documentation Service, Patel Nagar, Post Box No. 13, Gurgaon, MCRaj 79-91 Haryana 122001, India). Meister Eckhart~ s Notion of Godas Nothing Thomas Eggensperger OP 92-101 ISSN 0970-4698 © 2012 Henry Martyn Institute ' \ CONTRIBUTORS The Akhand Kirtani Jatha: An Expression of Sikh Spirituality 102-123 1. Mr. Syed Salman Chishty is the Gaddi Nashin of Dargah Ajmer Sharif in JoyBarrow Ajmer. He is also the Managing Trustee of the Chishty foundation, a Humanitarian Non-Profit Trust in Ajmer.( salmanchishty@ hotmail.com) The Mystical, after Wittgenstein 124-128 lose Nandhikkara CM! 2. Dr. Varghese Manimala is from the Capuchin Order. He has been engaged in teaching philosophy, theology, sociology, and other allied subjects for The Early Chisbtis of India and their more than 30 years. Presently he is the Director of Henry Martyn Institute: Approach to the Di vine Intemational Centre for Research, Interfaith Relations and Reconciliation 129-141 (HMI) (varghesemanimala46@ gmail.com). Firoozeh Papan Martin 3. Prof. K. Satchidanandan, world renowned poet and writer, whose name Mysticism of the Tamil Cittar 142-150 was even thought of for the Nobel Prize for literature in Kerstin Neumann 20 ll.(Satchida@ gmail.com) Political Mysticism Prof. Mohan Ramanan is Professor of English, (previously Dean of 151-160 4. Jerry Rosario Humanities), Hyderabad Central University (mohanramanan 1949@ gmail.com) • S • Mr. Bhikkhu Bodhipala: Secretary, Bengal Buddhist Association ([email protected]) 6. Prof. Edward J. Alam he is a Professor at Notre Dame University­ Louaize, Lebanon, He is presently Secretaryffreasurer of the World Union of Catholic Philosophical Societies and General Secretary of the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy in Lebanon (edwardjosephalam @yahoo.com) 7. Mr. M C Raj is a Promoter of lndigenous Art & Culture, Karnataka He writes on philosophy, psychology, spirituality, politics etc. He is a reputed social activist and received the latest Karmaveer Puraskar award and Ambedkar Intemational Literary Award. ([email protected]) 8. Prof. Dr. Thomas Eggensperger OP: is a Director of the Institut M.­ Dominique Chenu (Berlin, Germany), Professor of Social Ethics at the Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule of the Capuchin Friars (Munster, · Germany ); ( eggensperger@ institut-chenu.info) Mtfeirdii\r.;... ..."' ·· ·· ;.,,.~., .