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At the monastery of San Gregorio al Celio in Rome, from where I departed for most of my retreats at the ashram, Shantivanam, in Tamil Nadu. The Ashram Diary is circulating among readers here, in... More »
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I'm reading a few pages near the beginning of my Ashram Diary (London: O Books, 2009; ISBN 978-1-84694-161-0). I hope you enjoy it!
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It has taken years for me to find the voice I needed to express what India has meant to me. Now I have extracted — from the first few years of the journal I kept... More »
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Wayne Teasdale and I were in correspondence over a number of years. We met in the U.S. and at Shantivanam, the ashram in India where both he and I, on different occasions, were initiated into... More »
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Answering my greetings to the brothers and sisters at Shantivanam, for the feast of Thomas the Apostle, Brother Martin wrote this sweet e-mail: Dear Fr.Thomas, peace be with you. thank you very much for your... More »
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Today is a day of celebration for monks and nuns, the feast of Saint Romuald of Ravenna, who was born around 950 C.E. and entered into eternity on June 19, 1027. He was a Benedictine... More »
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I offer this blog to share my ongoing experience of connection with Saccidananda Ashram in South India and with the three prophetic ones who initiated it — Jules Monchanin (Swami Parama-Arubi-Ananda), Henri Le Saux (Swami... More »
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