Bede Griffiths
Bede Griffiths

Author: Bede Griffiths

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13:

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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.

The Golden String
The Golden String

Author: Bede Griffiths

Publisher:

Published: 1980-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780872431638

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Record of a spiritual journey which led the author through the Church of England into Roman Catholic Church, by an English Benedictine abbot.

The Marriage of East and West
The Marriage of East and West

Author: Bede Griffiths

Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780972562713

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Bede Griffiths was a Benedictine monk who achieved worldwide recognition for his pioneering efforts to bridge the great traditions of Christian and Hindu faith. He advocates a global spiritual friendship, rather than a global religion, cultivating respct for each other's spiritual practices.

The Other Half of My Soul
The Other Half of My Soul

Author: Beatrice Bruteau

Publisher: Quest Books

Published: 1996-05-01

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 9780835607179

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Every age has its visionaries. Bede Griffiths, the gentle Benedictine monk who traveled to India to seek the other half of his soul was one such spiritual giant. Like Mother Teresa and Thich Nhat Hanh, Father Bede's spirituality transcends sectarian labels. His Shantivanam ("Forest of Peace") monastery in India is Christian in faith but Hindu in lifestyle. The essays and stories in the moving tribute to Father Bede by such luminaries as Thomas Berry dissolve the boundaries between Christian belief and Eastern practice. Foreword by the Dalai Lama.

Bede Griffiths
Bede Griffiths

Author: Brother Wayne Teasdale

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 2012-10-18

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 1594734917

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One of today's foremost mystics introduces readers to the thought of one of the most important spiritual teachers of the past century. Bede Griffiths—English Benedictine monk and lifelong friend of C.S. Lewis, who was his tutor at Oxford—wrote in 1955 to a friend: "I'm going out to India to seek the other half of my soul." There, he explored the intersection of Hinduism and Christianity and was a driving force behind the growth of interspiritual awareness so common today, yet almost unheard of a half-century ago. Wayne Teasdale, a longtime personal friend and student of Griffiths, provides readers with an intriguing view into the thoughts, beliefs, and life of this champion of interreligious acceptance and harmony. This volume is the first in-depth study of Bede Griffiths' contemplative experience and thought. Fully exploring the antecedents and development of Griffiths' theory that the Christian mystery can be expressed through the worldview of Hinduism, Bede Griffiths: An Introduction to His Interspiritual Thought is a vital starting point for any spiritual seeker who wants to understand the shared territories of these two great faiths.

Return to the Center
Return to the Center

Author: Bede Griffiths

Publisher: Templegate Pub

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 9780872431126

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The search for meaning and purpose in our lives. Spiritual life.

A New Vision of Reality
A New Vision of Reality

Author: Bede Griffiths

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

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The author invites us to look afresh at Christianity in the context of modern physics on the one hand and Eastern mysticism on the other. Scientists now acknowledge that quantitative enquiry can reveal only one aspect of reality and to come to terms with a much deeper transcendent reality we must also be prepared to learn from Eastern traditions. The Western machanistic model of the universe, dating from the time of Galileo and Newton, must now be replaced with a new organic model -- this marks a return to the ancient traditional wisdom in which the universe was seen to consist not only of a physical dimension but also of psychological and spiritual dimensions, all of which are interrelated and interdependent. In exploring "the divine mystery behind human life" the author seeks to discover the basic unity which underlies all religion and discusses the concept of the Cosmic Person or Cosmic Lord as revealed in Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. He concludes that a radical vision of a new society and a universal religion in which "the essential values of Christianity will be preserved in living relationship with the other religious traditions of the world."

Vedanta and Christian Faith
Vedanta and Christian Faith

Author: Bede Griffiths

Publisher: Monkfish Book Publishing

Published: 2024-01-23

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 1958972177

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This pioneering work harmonizes Hindu Vedanta philosophy with the Christian vision of the Word made flesh through the Spirit of God's love. An introduction to the Vedic scriptures which shows that God has also lavished his riches on non-Christian people and how we must relate ourselves to these other sources of truth. “Without Christianity I don't think the oriental religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, can answer the needs of the modern world. But without the enrichment of the mystical tradition of Asia I doubt whether the Western Churches can really discover the fullness of Christ which we are seeking.” (Bede Griffiths)

Universal Wisdom
Universal Wisdom

Author: Bede Griffiths

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 559

ISBN-13: 9780006276791

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This compilation reflects the increasing desire amongst practitioners of the great world religions to find the universal wisdom that underlies their diverse philosophies and beliefs. It consists of extracts from the sacred scriptures of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam and Christianity.