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- C.G. Jung
- Fr Joe Pereira (of Yoga and Kripa fame)
- The next National Satsangh of the Ashram Aikiya is to be hosted by Fr. Sebastian Painadath at Sameeksha Ashram, Kalady, Kerala from 28
Question: “What is the tradition of the country that we are talking about?” Fr. JP: “I didn’t refer to any tradition of the country. I’m talking about the culture of the place. And ‘Church in the Modern World’ spoke about culture, not tradition.” Question: “We have a religious culture and we have a national culture.” Fr. JP: “That was our first point when we said that Christianity cannot be restricted to any one culture. That is the teaching of the Church. Christianity has to be open to all cultures, and through these cultures you can probe deeper and deeper, how Christ can be made- how Christ can be evangelized.” [Now what was THAT?] NOTES We have noted that Fr. Joe often justifies his yoga-meditation-‘ministry of healing’ by saying that it conforms to Church tradition/teaching/history, and that he has the backing or approval of the local and universal Church. While he rightly advises his opponents several times that everything should be done ‘in love’, his quite frequent and mostly unnecessary raising the Protestant bogey right from the start to the finish speak differently. While claiming to be a charismatic and even run prayer groups [people do not ‘run’ prayer groups], Father loses no opportunity to take swipes at and speak hostilely against charismatics [neo-Pentecostals?] and their spirituality. There are many factual errors in his statements. Whether knowingly or not, there is sufficient New Age in this one talk to raise serious concern. In the Health and Nutrition interview, some of Father’s comments about celibacy, the priesthood, the Church and authority are not edifying and do not become his vocation as a Catholic priest, a pastor. One might get the impression that during his seminary formation he was blissfully unaware of his choices and had no freedom to exercise his free will. On the same issue, he gives a public interview, but strangely objects to Catholics referring to it. As one of the audience asked Father, where is the role of repentance in the use of these Eastern disciplines that seek to enhance communion/union with God? And pray where, oh where are the Lectio Divina, a prayerful reading and meditation on sacred Scripture- the BIBLE, not the Bhagavad Gita, the Blessed Sacrament and the Eucharist? Isn’t it funny that someone can do and say just about anything, and get away with it just because he is a priest? By anything I mean, contrary to what Church teaches or is accepted Christian doctrine or praxis? Priests who speak against New Age practices, and defend orthodoxy face censure and I have evidence of that. And well-equipped lay persons who are the ones most prepared to speak out are even more unwelcome, even from their ‘own’ charismatic peers. Prayer groups who want to hear the truth are powerless to invite some speakers because the leaders need to have the blessings of the ecclesial authorities, from the parish priest upwards. Quite a few charismatic ministries, including those led by priests who know better, prefer the easy way out and simply compromise. As one said to me, “Better to have some ministry and save some souls, than no ministry.” As for those who are subverting the Church from within, they have access to all the Catholics they need; and Catholic news media, as I have repeatedly shown, give them the extra mileage. You don’t agree? Try sending reports of this kind to them and find out for yourself. I have always maintained that if I wrote a book PROMOTING yoga or any New Age discipline, I could expect to have no problem with Catholic publishers [from the books that you see in their bookshops- St. Pauls, the Camillians, the Carmelites, Asian Trading, and others]. But a book AGAINST these disciplines? Well, not too far in the future I may be able to give you the answer to that one. Meanwhile, a few more excerpts from the Catholic press: The Examiner January 27, 2001- A write-up by Fr. Joe on the WCCM, meditation, mantras, left/right brain etc. 2002, April 6 and August 17- News reports on one of Kripa’s programmes. Again, meditation, mantras, left/right brain etc. The July 13 issue had a THREE-PAGE article by Luis SR Vas on the WCCM, the contents not very different from what Fr. Joe teaches. Author of A Handbook of Holistic Healing, Discover the Power of Your Hidden Self etc., publisher St Paul’s, some of the MOST OCCULT and NEW AGE books by a Catholic author. The former book is reviewed by a priest in the April 20 issue. [I have reviewed Vas’ other book in an earlier article]. He has also written The Mind of J. Krishnamurti [a Theosophist], which book I have found in a St. Pauls bookstore. The December 30, 2000 issue carried an apology for an ad. for a book Catholics, You are Destined For Heaven in its Dec. 9th issue, saying it was ‘inadvertently placed’ and ‘does not have the sanction or approval of the ecclesiastical authorities’. It logically follows that Vas’ occult books and the Kripa programmes do have the nod from the authorities. Against some of the earlier * signs, see pages 88, 91:
“[Name withheld] was the chap who took a gang of cronies around Bandra painting anti-Emmanuel Prayer Group calumny on the walls of churches and schools in Bandra. These calumnies were based on the allegations of Fr Joe Pereira (of Yoga and Kripa fame) at the Bandra Deanery meeting of December 1988.” The EPG, now defunct after the passing of its senior leaders, pioneered not only resistance and crusade against New Age in Mumbai, but was also involved in pioneering CATHOLIC action like Pro-Life etc., explaining Church Documents, and promoting orthodoxy. Some of their articles have been carried in CHARISINDIA. Truly Catholic, the group was viciously attacked and publicly slandered and accused of being Pentecostal-Protestant. These charges were examined by the Church and the EPG was given a clean chit. In fact one of the late leaders was felicitated with an Award by the Archdiocese shortly before his death. Even over two years ago, this writer has been warned by other Catholics, as mentioned earlier, of the consequences of making a report such as this. The letters are not being reproduced here as I do not see any reason for it at this time. After the Vailankanni episode [see page 95] and my very detailed [inclusive of photographs] reports to the Bishops [not one of which was acknowledged], I received a letter from the Catholic priest who heads CHAI threatening me with legal action for libel and defamation. That did not deter me from making follow-up reports. I thank all those Catholics who love the Church and have supported me morally, financially, logistically, by providing information, and with prayer, to make this report possible. More of all of it is always welcome. God bless you The next National Satsangh of the Ashram Aikiya is to be hosted by Fr. Sebastian Painadath at Sameeksha Ashram, Kalady, Kerala from 28th to 31st October 2005. Russill and Asha Paul [see pages 17-18, 59-60] are now registering for their next visit to Shantivanam, which will be from 7th to 24th January 2006. THE DETAILED 2009 REPORT ON KRIPA FOUNDATION IS AT: http://ephesians-511.net/documents/KRIPA_WCCM.doc Directory: docs docs -> Application for acem docs -> Observational Assessment of Teaching Practices Teaching Assessment Initiative Proposal Submitted to The Teachers for a New Era project docs -> Traditional British values docs -> From Warfighters to Crimefighters: The Origins of Domestic Police Militarization docs -> Borzoi Club of America Register of Merit Program I. What is a Register Of Merit docs -> Protecting the rights of the child in the context of migration docs -> United Nations E/C. 12/Esp/5 docs -> 9th May 1950 the schuman declaration docs -> Getting To Outcomes® in Services for Homeless Veterans 10 Steps for Achieving Accountability Download 0.91 Mb. Share with your friends:
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