Bede Griffiths

Bede Griffiths (December 17, 1906 – May 13, 1993), was born Alan Richard Griffiths and later known as Swami Dayananda ("bliss of compassion"). He was a Benedictine monk of the Camaldolese Congregation of the Order of Saint Benedict (O.S.B. Cam.), who lived in ashrams in South India and became a noted yogi. He was a leader in the development of dialogue between Christianity and Hinduism as part of the Christian Ashram Movement.

Connection with the Theosophical Society

Bede Griffiths delivered a lecture at the Theosophical Society in America in ???????????? 1970s or 1980s

Impact

Bede Griffiths continues to have an impact through the Bede Griffiths Trust and the Camaldolese Institute for East-West Dialogue based at the American Camaldolese hermitage of New Camaldoli. The archives of the Bede Griffiths Trust are located at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California.

Bibliography

• The Golden String: An Autobiography, (1954), Templegate Publishers, 1980 edition: ISBN 0-87243-163-0, Medio Media, 2003: ISBN 0-9725627-3-7
• Wayne Teasdale, Bede Griffiths: An Introduction to His Interspiritual Thought, Skylight Paths Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-893361-77-2
• Christ in India: Essays Towards a Hindu-Christian Dialogue (1967), Templegate Publishers, 1984, ISBN 0-87243-134-7
• Return to the Center, (1976), Templegate Publishers, 1982, ISBN 0-87243-112-6
• Marriage of East and West: A Sequel to The Golden String, Templegate Publishers, 1982, ISBN 0-87243-105-3
• Cosmic Revelation: The Hindu Way to God, Templegate Publishers, 1983, ISBN 0-87243-119-3
• A New Vision of Reality: Western Science, Eastern Mysticism and Christian Faith, Templegate Publishers, 1990, ISBN 0-87243-180-0
• River of Compassion: A Christian Commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, (1987), Element Books, 1995 reprint: ISBN 0-8264-0769-2
• Bede Griffiths, Templegate Publishers, 1993, ISBN 0-87243-199-1
• The New Creation in Christ: Christian Meditation and Community, Templegate Publishers, 1994, ISBN 0-87243-209-2
• Psalms for Christian Prayer, Harpercollins, 1996, ISBN 0-00-627956-2. Co-editor with Roland R. Ropers.
• John Swindells (editor), A Human Search: Bede Griffiths Reflects on His Life: An Oral History, Triumph Books, 1997, ISBN 0-89243-935-1 (from 1992 Australian television documentary)
• Bruno Barnhart, O.S.B. Cam. (editor), The One Light: Bede Griffiths' Principle Writings, Templegate Publishers, 2001, ISBN 0-87243-254-8
• Thomas Matus, O.S.B. Cam. (editor), Bede Griffiths: Essential Writings, Orbis Books, 2004, ISBN 1-57075-200-1
• "The Relation of Ultimate Truth to the Life of the World." Arunodayam (Sep. 1962) 7-9; (Nov. 1962) 5-8.
• "God and the Life of the World: A Christian View." Religion and Society 9/3 (Sep. 1962) 50-58.
• India and the Sacrament. Ernakulam: Lumen Institute, 1964.
• Christian Ashram: Essays towards a Hindu-Christian Dialogue. London: DLT, 1966.

Notes

^ Man, monk, mystic by Sister Pascaline Coff OSB, The Bede Griffiths Trust [1] ^ Profile of Bede Griffiths "This man is dangerous", An Overgrown Path website, July 30, 2008 [2] ^ Renee Weber, Dialogues With Scientists and Sages: The Search for Unity (1986), Routledge & Kegan Paul, ISBN 0-7102-0655-0, p. 163 ^ "Bede Griffiths:Meeting the Dalai Lama" by Meath Conlin on his website, Diverse Journeys, 22 June 2010 [3] ^ Bede Griffiths' Trust website, [4] [edit]External links