Occasional Speeches and Writing's - Radhakrishnan

How does Radhakrishnan contrast "intuition" of God, with mere "emotion"?

Intuition is not emotion but the claim to certain knowledge

Since God is so beyond our intellectual understanding, what kind of "theology" develops?

A negative theology

What does this have to do with our feelings about race, color, and nationality?

All men are brothers in blood

According to Radhakrishnan, what can and cannot "grasp" the self?

Cannot - see or define Can - be grasped by our whole being

How does this doctrine of Immanence make us think about criminals?

Criminals are diseased fellow men whose love has lost its proper aim

What does Radhakrishnan say about "Heaven," "Hell," and "Salvation"?

Hindu and Buddhist systems aim at universal salvation light and darkness between heaven and hell become untenable

What words does Radhakrishnan cite as describing "the Supreme Brahman"?

Holy is the family and blessed by the mother nay, the earth itself becomes sanctified by him who's mind is absorbed in the supreme brahaman

How does Radhakrishnan define our Spirit, or "amśa"?

Human beings are looked at as a spark of spirit or fragment of God

What word does Radhakrishnan use to describe the "Divine in man"?

Immanence

Radhakrishnan equates "the Godhead," and the "Supreme Spirit" with "the Brahman." What four words does he use to describe this being

Immensity, Infinity, Inexhaustibility, Mysteriousness

In this analogy of the play, why should we aim to be "aloof" and "unconcerned" with the individual passions of life?

Man is more that the sum of his appearances

According to Radhakrishnan, is the birth/incarnation of God (or Krishna) a one-time event? when does the birth/manifestation of God take place?

NO takes place when we are able to break down which shut in the divine splendour

Does Radhakrishnan consider man to be "something thrown off, as it were, in a cosmic whirl"?

No

How does Radhakrishnan compare the "personality" to a "mask"?

Personality is like a mask worn by an actor

Does Radhakrishnan say that the Vedas are based in "faith"? Are they "infallible"?

The Vedas are neither infallible nor all-inclusive. they are based on integral experience

What does Radhakrishnan define as "the end (purpose) of man"?

The end of man is attaining conscious union within the divine

What is the meaning of the "one doctrine by which Indian culture is best known" (tat tvam asi)?

Tat tvam asi- thou art that The eternal is in ones self

What does Radhakrishnan say about the "forms and contents" of religion?

They are necessarily the products of the human mind

Which deities personify God's functions of "creation," "preservation," and "perfection"?

They are personified in the forms of Brahma, Visnu, and Siva

What does Radhakrishnan say is "the aim of the seer."

To live in the light and inspiration of this experience, to be one with God in an abiding union

What, according to Radhakrishnan, is the Vedas a "record" of? What are the Gods of the Vedas?

Veda is a record of inspired wisdom and deep inner experience. the Gods themselves are not mere images but projections of the significance directly perceived my native man-beings

What does Shri Krishna say, in the Bhagavadgita, about the best way to (and not to) attain our final end

We are not asked to accept anything on trust, take anything on authority, but discover ourselves the truth of things

According to Radhakrishnan, when we realize ourselves as "expression(s) of the spirit" what do we "outgrow"?

We outgrow individualism