Biography:John Levy (philosopher)
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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 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, ISBN:1-59181-024-8
- Immediate Knowledge and Happiness (Sadhyomukti): The Vedantic Doctrine of Non-Duality (1970), Thorsons, London. ISBN:9780722501597
References
- ↑ "John Levy". pp. 29–42. https://realization.org/down/mountain-path/41-4.2004-Oct.pdf. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ↑ "Welkom bij Amigo5 over leraarzijn". http://www.ods.nl/am1gos/am1gos5/index.html?jl_vriend_us.html~mainFrame. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ "The Teaching of Sri Atmananda Krishna Menon Universal and Individual". http://www.advaita.org.uk/discourses/atmananda/atmananda1.htm. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ "Authors: John Levy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20100824084256/http://www.sentientpublications.com/authors/j_levy.php.
- ↑ "The John Levy Archive". https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery/cultural-heritage-collections/school-scottish-studies-archives/manuscripts-collections/john-levy-archive. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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