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Thomas Matus | 128 pages | 01 Apr 2004 | Orbis Books (USA) | 9781570752001 | English | Maryknoll, United States | westernmystics

Griffiths was a part of the Christian Movement. Griffiths was born in Walton-on-ThamesSurrey, , at the Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk ofthe youngest of three children of a middle-class family. Shortly after Griffiths' birth, his father was betrayed by a business partner and was left penniless. His mother took the children and established residence in a smaller home which she maintained, though she had to find work to support herself and the children. At age 12, Griffiths was sent to Christ's Hospitala school for poor boys. He excelled in his studies and earned a scholarship to the where, inhe began his studies in English literature and at Magdalen College. In his third year at university he came under the tutelage of C. Lewiswho became a lifelong friend. Griffiths graduated from Oxford in with a degree in journalism. Shortly after graduation Griffiths, with fellow Oxford alumni Martyn Skinner and Hugh Waterman, settled in a cottage in the Cotswolds and began what they called an "experiment in common living". They would read the Bible together as a form of literature. Griffiths noted a strong connection between the teachings Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk scripture and the rhythm of the nature around them. The experiment lasted less than a year, as one of the friends found the life too demanding. Nevertheless, the experience had a strong effect on Griffiths. As a result of this experience, Griffiths decided to seek in the . He was advised, however, to gain some experience in the slums of . This advice was so contrary to what Griffiths felt to be his vocation that it drove him to a crisis of faith, which nearly drove him to an emotional breakdown. He recounts the story of his conversion in his autobiography The Golden String. In NovemberGriffiths went to stay at the Benedictine of where he was impressed by the life. Griffiths was received by the abbey as a a month after his reception into the . On 29 Decemberhe entered the and was given the monastic name of "Bede". He made his solemn profession in a year before the Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk of his mother in a car accident and was ordained to the Catholic priesthood in In the abbey sent a group of 25 to give support to two in the which had been founded by monks from . Griffiths was chosen to be the obedientiary for the monastery at Farnborough in Hampshire. He led that house for four years, but was unable to generate sufficient financial support to keep the community going. The abbot then sent him to the other monastery, in Scotland. It was there that he wrote his autobiography. During Griffiths' time at Farnborough, he had come to know Father Benedict Alapatt, a European-born of Indian descent who was greatly interested in establishing a monastery in his homeland. Griffiths had already been introduced to Eastern thought, and the and took interest in this proposed project. The abbot Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk first refused permission, but later Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk his mind and authorised Griffiths to go to with the Indian member of the community. There was one condition, though: Griffiths was not to be there as a member of the abbey, but as a subject to a local bishop, which meant that he would be giving up his vows. After some painful inner debate, Griffiths agreed to this and, inhe embarked for India with Alapatt. At the time, he wrote to a friend: "I am going to discover the other half of my soul. That project was eventually unsuccessful as Griffiths left the location insaying that he found it "too Western". They sought to develop a form of monastic life based in the Indian tradition, adopting the saffron garments of an Indian sannyasi an ascetic or monk. At that point, Griffiths took the Sanskrit name " Dayananda " "bliss of compassion". During that time he continued his studies in the religions and cultures of India, writing Christ in India while there. He also visited the United States during the period, giving Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk number of talks about East—West dialogue and being interviewed by CBS television. The two had developed a religious lifestyle which was completely expressed in authentic Indian fashion, using English, Sanskrit and Tamil in their religious services. Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk had built the ashram buildings by hand in the style of the poor of the country. Griffiths resumed Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk studies of Indian thought, trying to relate it to Christian theology. At this point, he became known as " Swami Dayananda " "bliss of compassion". He wrote 12 books on Hindu —Christian dialogue. During this period, Griffiths desired to reconnect himself with the Benedictine order and sought a monastic congregation which would accept him in the way of life he had developed over the decades. He was welcomed by the monks, and he and the ashram became a part of their congregation. In JanuaryGriffiths suffered a stroke in his room at the ashram. A month later, to the day, he was declared healed. The following year, he began a period of extensive travel, making annual visits to the United States, then later to Europe, where he met the Dalai Lama. He noted to Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk friend, "I do believe that he liked me. He arrived back at the ashram in Octoberwhere an Australian film crew were awaiting him to make a documentary about his life, which was released as A Human Search. Three days after the completion of filming, on his 86th birthday, Griffiths had a major stroke. The following month, he had a further series of strokes. He died at Shantivanam on 13 Mayaged From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For other people named Swami Dayananda, see Swami Dayananda disambiguation. OSB Cam. Walton-on-ThamesSurrey, England. Shantivanam, Tamil NaduIndia. Archived from the original on 4 October Retrieved 15 October Crisis March Retrieved 20 October The Bede Griffiths Trust. Archived from the original on 13 June Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Printable version. Magdalen College, Oxford. Camaldolese priest and monkmystictheologian. Integral thought. 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Francis Acharya, well-known in India monastic circles as one of the forerunners of the Christian Ashram Movement, crossed over to the Promised Land on January 31, His life, a saga which began on the 17th of January,in , the land of Missionaries, came to an end in India, the abode of Maharshis. John Mahieu who, in time, became was the fifth son of a prosperous farmer. After schooling and business studies at , divine providence brought him to London. He left the army Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk after a period of profound pondering, entered the Trappist Cistercian monastery of Our Lady of Scourmont at Chimay, Belgium, taking the name Francis. He had chosen that particular monastery because its Abbot, Dom Anselm le Bail, a reformer and visionary in his own right, was planning to establish a foundation in India, the land of . Scourmont later dropped its plans for an Indian foundation and after twenty years as a Trappist monk and priest with degrees from , Louvain and Paris under his belt, Fr. Francis found himself alone as he set sail for India to join two like-minded Frenchmen. Jules Monchanin Swamy Paramarubi Anandaa missionary priest. The months immediately following Fr. His stay at Shantivanam with its founders lasted a year. Following an invitation by Zacharias Mar Athanasius, then Bishop of Tiruvalla diocese in , he soon decided to sink roots there. Monchanin put it near Vagamon, Kerala, in the company of Fr. Bede Griffiths, well-known Benedictine monk, and a couple of aspirants. Their lifestyle during the first days at Kurisumala was rigorous and simple in the extreme. Whatever the essential commodities they lacked, water was certainly not one of them! Monsoon rains lashed the mountainside with such fury that they soon realized the inadequacy of their thatched hut in checking the onslaught of humidity and the need of a stone building. Enveloped by the elements in the shadow Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk the cross, this small nucleus grew into a koinonia of fifteen in three years under the watchful eyes of Fr. Francis who was their father, mother, confidant and guru. This joyous site of rocks and Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk, The sparkling jewels of the highlands of Kerala, A land of grassy slopes with flowers of many hues, With glades where fair trees dance in the wind…. By dint of back-breaking labour which is the lot of pioneers, they transformed this beautiful but infertile tract of land into a veritable paradise of green pastures, flower-gardens, and vegetable beds. This agricultural development and cattle-breeding facilities soon gave Kurisumala the image of the promised land to many. Their daily life was woven out of three distinctive strands:. Syrian Liturgy: An oriental and essentially poetic liturgy deeply rooted in the thought and language of the Bible, with a vivid sense of the resurrection. Benedictine-Cistercian Spirituality: Based on the Rule of Saint Benedict with its emphasis on community prayer, manual labour and meditative, prayerful spiritual reading. Modeling their life on the early Church of Jerusalem, they lived the common life to the hilt, sharing living quarters, basic amenities and goods. Prayer services were initially in Syriac. Francis, driven by the Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk Cistercian search for authenticity, traveled all the way to Iraq and managed to procure original Syriac prayers of the Antiochean rite the Penqito. By a Herculean effort spanning nearly two decades, he translated selected portions into four volumes totaling pages, named Prayer with the Harp of the Spirit. A book of daily readings on the Lives Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk Saying of Saints from different religious traditions, a lectionary with commentary for the liturgical feasts of the year, a translation of the Ritual of the Clothing of Monks in the Syrian tradition and some other unpublished works were also born of his fecund pen. Besides these, he took active interest and published translations of those gems of Eastern Christian monastic Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk, The and The Ladder of Divine Ascent. Immersed in the regular monastic milieu of prayer, work, and spiritual reading, this small band of sadhakas, brahmacharis and sannyasis continued to cross milestones: Fr. Little wonder, then that his twilight days were brightened by an ever-radiant face that spoke volumes of his inner joy and contentment of having run a good race. Bede had begun their lives as sannyasis before setting out for Kurisumala. Another remarkable coincidence was the location of the former pilgrimage shrine at the Ashram where his mortal remains were finally laid to rest—it was right next to the site where they had set up their first hut and began life at Kurisumala. These curious coincidences Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk beginning and ending at the same place—could they perhaps Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk signs that he did return straight to the embrace of the Heavenly Father from where he began his earthly pilgrimage? Francis Acharya was a man whose personality had many sides to it. He was a loving son to his parents, a genuine monk to his fellow cenobites, a man of verve and vision to his contemporaries, a spiritual father par excellence to his sons at Kurisumala and Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk others, a gracious host to all who visited his Ashram, an unsung up-lifter of the poor in Vagamon, a true Gandhian to all Indians, an inspiration to many and, it must be admitted, a thorn in the flesh to some. His strict and unyielding ways occasionally rubbed people the wrong way, especially during his early days at Kurisumala. Sometimes it was misunderstanding that caused problems. Francis once during an interview. The Lord, in course of time, smoothened the rough edges of His chosen instrument on the grindstone of adversities and physical sufferings, so that sweetness and charm emanated from his towards the end, with only an occasional overcast to remind others of his garam masaala days. And so it was with heavy hearts and brimming eyes that the brothers of Kurisumala gathered around the death-bed of their beloved Father, realizing that he had come a full circle: from quick-tempered to serene, from demanding to understanding, from stubborn to docile. He is no longer with us in the flesh and blood, but his spirit lives on in the living tradition of , in the daily celebrations from Prayer with the Harp of the Spirit and in the hearts of the poor folk of Vagamon in a special way. Alan Richard Griffiths was born at Walton-on- Thames in in a British middle-class family, youngest of three. He had a sister and a brother. Griffiths lost face and never regained his role or place in the family. This tall, lean, poor boy ranked first in his exams. Receiving a scholarship to Oxford, Alan went to study English literature and philosophy from — Poetry, a lifelong love for Alan, was a step toward living out the full interiority of his spirit. It was during his third year at Oxford that C. Lewis became his tutor and Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk two became great friends, searching together for the Ultimate and some form of fitting religion. Alan graduated in Journalism which prepared him well for the 12 books he would later author. A period of deep reflection and experiments in simple living followed his graduation, and he started searching for the meaning of life. On Christmas eve,he was received into the Church and at midnight mass received his first Communion. Alan then entered Prinknash Abbey just a few weeks later. On December 20,Alan was clothed as a Benedictine novice and received the name of Bede, which means prayer. Bede offered his perpetual vows in He was ordained in at the age of One of the monastic tasks he most enjoyed was guest-master, since the Abbey attracted people from different cultures and walks of life. He Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk served as prior of two French monasteries, Farnbourough and Pluscarden. Around this period, he started writing The Golden String, his autobiography. Inhe left for India in the company of Fr. Benedict Alappatt to start a foundation. This Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk at Kenkeri, Bangalore, failed to take off and eventually he joined Fr. Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk Ashram was located on 88 acres of donated land in the ghats of Kerala. Fathers Francis and Bede used the Syriac rite and developed a fitting monastic liturgy in that language. Wanting to enter into the tradition of Indian monkhood and to establish a Christian Ashram, they dressed in Kavi orange robes, and Fr. Bede took the Sanskrit name, Dayananda. During his time there, Fr. Bede wrote Christ in India and studied the religions and culture of India which he had loved Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk the start. Inat the invitation of Swami Abhishiktanada and the encouragement of Fr. Jules Monchanin, a diocesan missionary, and Fr. Henri le Saux Abhishiktanandaa Benedictine monk. They lived in thatched huts, the real poverty of the poor in India. On October 10,Fr. Monchanin died in France where he had gone for surgery. stayed on at Shantivanam until he asked in that someone from Kurisumala come and he retired to the North. His heart gave out in Rishikesh and he died on December 7, Father Bede Griffiths arrived at Shantivanam from Kurisumala with two other monks and again immersed himself in the study of Indian thought, attempting to relate it to Christian theology. He went on a pilgrimage and studied with Raimundo Panikkar. Under Fr. He contributed greatly to the development of Indian Christian Theology. In he published Vedanta and the Christian Faith. His complete commentary on the Bhagavad Gita appeared in under the title, Rivers of Compassion. ByFr. On January 25, Bede Griffiths suffered a first stroke in his hut at Shantivanam. One month to the day in February, he was cured in a struggle with death and divine love. He later Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk this as an intense mystical experience. The next couple of years were mainly occupied by lecture tours to the U. On January 24,Bede Griffiths had a series of strokes which finally brought about his demise on May 13, in his hut at Shantivanam in South India, surrounded with much tender loving care. Father Bede Griffiths was laid to rest near the Ashram church. A monk, a man in whom there was no guile, and was last to see the guile that may have been in another, a monk with a universal heart and an icon Bede Griffiths a Universal Munk integrity and guilelessness—such was Father Bede Griffiths, Swami Dayananda, who died barefooted and clothed in the colour of the sun, in his thatched hut at Shantivanam. Early days and vocation John Mahieu who, in time, became Francis Acharya was the fifth son of a prosperous farmer. Kurisumala Ashram The months immediately following Fr. Their daily life was woven out of three distinctive strands: Syrian Liturgy: An oriental and essentially poetic liturgy deeply rooted in the thought and language of the Bible, with a vivid sense of the resurrection. Indian Monastic Lifestyle: Inculturated, simple, nature-oriented and austere. Francis Acharya the Man Fr.