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by Pascaline Coff, OSB. Bede Griffiths was a monk, a man in whom there was no guile, and was last to see the guile that may have been in any other. This monk with a universal heart was an icon of integrity and guilelessness. As John Henry Cardinal Newman once described them, Bede was one of those:
Bede Griffiths, in his life and teaching, symbolized the meeting between Christianity and the other world religions, which he considered the most significant event of the twentieth century. As such a symbol (don and sannyasi), he and his writings have continued to inspire the interfaith movement since his death.
The Bede Griffiths Trust organization was founded on 7 September, 1992. Before his death Fr. Bede founded a Trust to oversee and have care for his publications, manuscripts and tapes. The trust also includes his spiritual vision- especially the encouragement and support of the renewal of contemplative life throughout the world.
May 13, 1993 · Bede Griffiths OSB Cam (17 December 1906 – 13 May 1993), born Alan Richard Griffiths and also known by the end of his life as Swami Dayananda ("bliss of compassion"), was a British -born Catholic priest and Benedictine monk who lived in ashrams in South India and became a noted yogi.
May 15, 1993 · The Rev. Bede Griffiths, a Roman Catholic monk and author who strove to bridge Christianity and the Hindu and Buddhist traditions of India, died on Thursday in the ashram he had headed since...
Feb 22, 2001 · SUNY Press, Feb 22, 2001 - Religion - 279 pages. Bede Griffiths, O.S.B.Cam. (1906 1993) was a pioneer in the meeting of faiths and of cultures in the second half of the twentieth century. This captivating study of his pioneering work in intercultural and interreligious dialogue draws from meticulous research of Griffiths s writings and his ...
Feb 22, 2001 · Bede Griffiths: A Life in Dialogue. Explores the work of spiritual leader and writer Bede Griffiths, who envisioned a union of Eastern and Western spirituality. Bede Griffiths, O.S.B.Cam. (1906–1993) was a pioneer in the meeting of faiths and of cultures in the second half of the twentieth century.
