John Levy (philosopher) explained
John Levy (28 April 1910 – 28 December 1976) was a British mystic, artist, and musician, best known for translating the works of his guru Sri Atmananda Krishna Menon, Atma Darshan and Atma Niviriti into English.[1]
Born into a wealthy aristocratic family, Levy was an expert in Asian folk music, especially that of India. At one point in his life, he gave up his entire fortune and went to live in India with only a loincloth.[2] In India, Levy was a student of V. K. Krishna Menon.[3]
He died in London in 1976,[4] and, following his death, his collection was bequeathed to the University of Edinburgh, where it forms the John Levy Archive.[5]
Publications
- The Nature of Man According to the Vedanta (1956), Sentient Publications, 2004,
- Immediate Knowledge and Happiness (Sadhyomukti): The Vedantic Doctrine of Non-Duality (1970), Thorsons, London.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: John Levy. 29–42. Realization.org. 3 December 2020.
- Web site: Welkom bij Amigo5 over leraarzijn. Ods.nl. 8 August 2020. 31 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200531121430/http://www.ods.nl/am1gos/am1gos5/index.html?jl_vriend_us.html~mainFrame. dead.
- Web site: The Teaching of Sri Atmananda Krishna Menon Universal and Individual. Advaita.org.uk. 8 August 2020.
- Web site: Authors: John Levy. Sentientpublications.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100824084256/http://www.sentientpublications.com/authors/j_levy.php. 2010-08-24.
- Web site: The John Levy Archive. The University of Edinburgh. 3 December 2020.
