Bede Griffiths: Essential Writings
Bede Griffiths, who died in 1994, was an English Benedictine monk who settled in India in 1955 and went on to become one of the great mystical teachers of our time. In India, where he assumed the dress and ascetic discipline of a Hindu holy man, Griffiths established a Christian community following the customs of a Hindu ashram. Through his immersion in the scriptures of India he found wisdom and inspiration for his own Christian faith. This volume, which draws on his autobiographical volumes...
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Bede Griffiths, who died in 1994, was an English Benedictine monk who settled in India in 1955 and went on to become one of the great mystical teachers of our time. In India, where he assumed the dress and ascetic discipline of a Hindu holy man, Griffiths established a Christian community following the customs of a Hindu ashram. Through his immersion in the scriptures of India he found wisdom and inspiration for his own Christian faith. This volume, which draws on his autobiographical volumes and his many other books, presents the ideal entry to the cosmic and mystical spirituality of a great spiritual guide.
Introduction: Bede Griffiths, a Universal Monk71A Vision of Nature25Sunset in Sussex27At Prinknash Abbey28The Universe as Sacrament30The Perpetual Allegory31The Truth of the Imagination34Sacred Nature35Temples, Human and Cosmic37Sunset at Shantivanam39"Who Am I?"422The Challenge of Hinduism45Discovering India47Coming to India49Jules Monchanin and Henri Le Saux52Life in the Ashram54Worship at Shantivanam55Word Out of Silence57Being, Consciousness, Bliss59The Hindu Renaissance61Hindus and Christians in Dialogue63Social Consequences of Indian Philosophy65Reincarnation and Resurrection67Avatara and Incarnation693Awakening to the Feminine73"Surrender to the Mother"75Masculine and Feminine76God as Mother78The Feminine in Christianity and Hinduism80Humankind and Nature Separated and Reunited82Yoga, the Way of Union85The Marriage of East and West884A New Age92A Changing Church94Searching for an Alternative Society95Beyond the World of Appearances97A New Age100Science or Wisdom?102Mahatma Gandhi's Ideal104Materialism and the Ecological Crisis107Catastrophe or Renewal?1085Final Unity110The Meeting of Religions112One Religion114Christ the Source116Fulfillment in Christ118Final Unity119The Communion of Love123Sources126
