New Releases by Bede Griffiths

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)

Seit den Tagen von Descartes ist die Schere zwischen Spiritualität einerseits und Naturwissenschaft andererseits immer weiter auseinandergegangen – mit verheerenden Folgen für die Menschheit. Jetzt ist die Zeit gekommen, um die beiden Welten wieder zu verbinden und zu erkennen: Die Welt ist eins! Renée Weber, Professorin der angesehenen Princeton-Universität, gelingt in ihrem Werk der Brückenschlag zwischen den nur scheinbar getrennten Reichen durch einen faszinierenden Dialog zwischen großen Mystikern und bedeutenden Physikern und Biologen. Gerade die moderne Quantenphysik und die Biologie haben durch Forscher wie David Bohm oder Rupert Sheldrake die Basis geliefert, auf der diese neue Brücke errichtet werden kann. So zählen die Gespräche zwischen dem Dalai Lama und Bohm auch zu den Höhepunkten des Buches. Wenn ein neues Zeitalter eingeläutet werden soll, dann wird dieses nur anbrechen, wenn die Trennung zwischen Naturwissenschaft und Spiritualität überwunden und eine neue Einheit erkannt wird. Renée Weber leistet dafür einen entscheidenden Beitrag!

Letters to the person to whom Bede Griffiths'' autobiography was dedicated. Like Griffiths, Richard Rumbold was a twentieth-century British writer from a Catholic background, interested in Eastern religion.

This is an intimate first-person account of the life & beliefs of Dom Bede Griffiths, one of the great mystical thinkers of the 20th century & a pioneer in East-West understanding. Born into the English middle class in 1905, educated at Oxford, Bede spent several years as a literature scholar. He developed a close relationship with C.S. Lewis, one of his professors, with whom he shared a spiritual search. After leaving university life, Bede was drawn to the Catholic Church & eventually became a Benedictine monk. After 20 years he left England for India & founded a community that celebrated the common values of Hindu & Christian ways of life. Seekers from around the world traveled to the lush jungles of southern India to experience the unique community Griffiths founded. Although he never left his Catholic faith, Bede developed a spiritual & scientific understanding that transcended all dogma. These pages contain the simple voice of a profound thinker, teacher, & guru, who - despite some opposition from those who would label him a "heretic" - continues to reach out to people all over the world. A Human Search chronicles a lifelong quest for truth. Here are honest, impassioned reflections on God, nature, ritual, the divine feminine, the evolution of Scripture, & the deeper meaning of life.