Teachings
Harvey is a scholar of mystic traditions. He envisions true spirituality to be the divinization of earthly life through spiritual practice. These practices can take many forms and can be taken from religious traditions. Harvey sees six poets and religious figures as having universal appeal:
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- Buddha as portrayed in the Dhammapada
- Jesus as portrayed in the Gospel of Thomas
- Rumi, a 13th century Sufi poet. (Controversially, Harvey sees Rumi and Shams-i-Tabrizi as homosexual lovers.)
- Kabir, a 15th century Indian poet
- Ramakrishna, a 19th century Hindu sadhu
- Aurobindo, a 20th century Hindu philosopher-sage
Harvey also emphasizes the Divine Feminine, as expressed in the Virgin Mary, Kali, the Black Madonna and Mother Earth.
Since 2005, Andrew Harvey's work has focused on teaching Sacred Activism around the globe. Harvey describes sacred activism as "the product of the union of a profound spiritual and mystical knowledge, understanding, and compassion, peace and energy, with focused, wise, radical action in the world."
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