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Bede Griffiths

Christian mysticism · Christian mysticism

English Benedictine monk (1906–1993) who spent the second half of his life in India and led Saccidananda Ashram in Tamil Nadu, where he lived the Christian life in Hindu form.

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Bede Griffiths

English Benedictine monk (1906–1993) who spent the second half of his life in India and led Saccidananda Ashram in Tamil Nadu, where he lived the Christian life in Hindu form.

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When Parallels Meet: Bede Griffiths in 1979

Paul Schneirla interviews Bede Griffiths for the CBS series For Our Times, on what a Benedictine monk found in India.

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Christian mysticism

Silence, prayer and direct experience within the mystical traditions of Christianity.

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