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Author of Ashram Diary: In India with Bede Griffiths (O-Books, 2009), Thomas Matus received Kriya Yoga initiation from direct disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda and training in Christian contemplation from the Camaldolese monks in Big Sur. After many years in Italy and India, he now resides at toon meer Incarnation Monastery in Berkeley, California. toon minder

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So many writers on spiritual matters have named Bede Griffiths as a key influence in their spiritual lives. As is typical of the highly evolved, he has little new to say about the spiritual path; but his gentle soul and intelligence always shine through. Perhaps best known as a voyager to India and an important mid-century catalyst in bringing the Hinduism to the West (it worked less well in reverse), he seems someone well worth getting to know.
 
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Cr00 | Apr 1, 2023 |
At the time of the first millennium, Benedictine spirituality received a reformist touch from St. Romuald whose "Little Rule" (p.66) emphasizes ways of prayer. In its conversational / interview style, this book resembles Pope Gregory's account of Benedict's life. RMB,CSBS
 
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TrinityRedlands | Oct 13, 2010 |
Ashram Diary takes the reader to Shantivanam, an ashram in India by the sacred river Kaveri. Shantivanam began in 1950 when two French priests put on the orange robes of Hindu renunciates. In 1968, an English monk, Bede Griffiths, became the ashram's guru and taught there until his passing in 1993. During the last nine years of Griffith's life, Thomas Matus listened to his teachings and shared in the life of the ashram. In this book, Matus recounts his experience of Shantivinam and of India, its people and its spiritual culture.… (meer)
 
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saraswati_library_mm | Jun 8, 2010 |
This book reveals the studyes by the author of the analogies of experience between Tantric yogis and Christian mystics, Matus relates the kundalini awakening to the Christ mystery.

Matus, a Camaldolese Monk, examines the relation between tantric yoga and hesychasm by comparing the experiences of St. Symeon the New Theologian and Abhinavagupta. A remarkable blend of scholarship and personal experience.
 
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