FREE BEDE GRIFFITHS A UNIVERSAL MUNK PDF Thomas Matus | 128 pages | 01 Apr 2004 | Orbis Books (USA) | 9781570752001 | English | Maryknoll, United States Bede Griffiths | westernmystics Griffiths was a part of the Christian Ashram Movement. Griffiths was born in Walton-on-ThamesSurrey, England, 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 University of Oxford where, inhe began his studies in English literature and philosophy 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 ordination in the Church of England. He was advised, however, to gain some experience in the slums of London. 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 monastery of Prinknash Abbey where he was impressed by the life. Griffiths was received by the abbey as a postulant a month after his reception into the Catholic Church. On 29 Decemberhe entered the novitiate 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 monks to give support to two monasteries in the United Kingdom which had been founded by monks from France. Griffiths was chosen to be the obedientiary prior 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, Pluscarden Abbey 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 monk of Indian descent who was greatly interested in establishing a monastery in his homeland. Griffiths had already been introduced to Eastern thought, yoga and the Vedas 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 India 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 priest 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 Camaldolese 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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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 Mahatma Gandhi. Scourmont later dropped its plans for an Indian foundation and after twenty years as a Trappist monk and priest with degrees from Rome, 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 Kerala, 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.