Brother John and I have been engaged in a private discussion about Islam and our personal difficulties in understanding it and incorporating it into our...
Hi. My name is Tom Gilbert. I'm a new member, so I thought I would introduce myself. I'm presently an Independent-Catholic priest though, to be honest, I ...
~*~ CeLeStiaL DiViNe MySTiC ~*~ UniVerSaL DiViNe LiFe Wrote: ~*~ Reverend Thomas... I understand well the new expansive mystical contemplative sojournings you...
Hi Tom and all, Good topic. I have found Islam to be much more difficult to understand than most other religions and only recently have made a deliberate...
Hi Tom and all, I too find myself drawn to the Interfaith movement. There are many good Interfaith resources, but the work of Brother Wayne Teasdale is...
Greetings All, I offer a link to an interesting article: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1126378/posts "The Black Flag of Islam" Granted this is...
~*~*~*~ How Lovely It Tis To Be Ignored! How Wonderful It Is To Experience 'The American Way' In Full Play! Certainly Such Snubbing And Ignoring Of A Kind...
Dear Celeste, As you demand to know why no one responded to your posting, I shall endeavor to explain why I didn't, and it should be understood that these...
~*~*~*~ Dear +Symeon... you are absolutely mistaken on all points about myself. I am 51 years old, and will be turning 52 in October. I was the personal...
Hi Celestial, I'm responding now give you an explanation of why I didn't repsond to you original messages. I belong to a lot of online discusssion groups and...
~*~*~*~ Greetings Dave ~*~*~*~ Thank you so very much for your kind response. I have tremendous admiration for Father Bede Griffiths and resonate very much...
Symeon, Honestly I am very ignorant about Islam with the only real contact is with the news media... I have had some students from the middle east and you will...
... . How Sad It Tis Indeed! ~*~*~*~ ... And how sad to have spent so much time being so spriritual and not learn the virtue of patience and understanding....
HOW DO CONCEPTS SUCH AS THE REAL PRESENCE OF CHRIST IN THE EUCHARIST OR THE CONCEPT OF THE TRINITY FIT IN WITH THE HINDU PERCEPTION OF REALITY? I HAVE THE...
~*~*~*~ Greetings Kendiancard ~*~*~*~ The concept of The Trinity in Hinduism is also there. Brahman the Absolute non~dual All~One God is percieved as also...
Hi Celestial, I've only read a couple of Father Bede's books and a few of his articles. The videos sound interesting, his pictures are rather intense, I...
Due to health considerations resulting from my stroke last November, I am stepping down as moderator of the Bede Griffiths Cyber Ashram. I am seeking someone...
~*~*~ Greetings Dear Tom Faulkenbury ~*~*~ I have been waiting to see if someone else who is also quite familiar with Bede Griffiths and his indepth...
~*~*~*~ Greetings Dave ~*~*~*~ Thank you so much for your kind and very comprehensive response! We appear to be kindred spirits indeed. Our spiritual questings...
I am pleased to announce that Brother John Chiaromonte, O.C., is the new "owner/moderator" of the Bede Griffiths Cyber Ashram group. Brother John has been a...
Thank you Brother Tom for all you have done and my prayers go out for your health. Congratulations Brother John and thanks for taking the job. Dave Watkins ......
~*~*~*~ Greetings Brother Tom ~*~*~*~ I am relieved that the right person has come to take position and serve as the owner/moderator of this group. Brother...
As Andrea Bocelli sings "Misirere" in the background, I wonder, do you cease to exist if my consciousness is extinguished? Are you a figment of my imagination...
For most of us,our CONCEPTION of "ourselves"-and "others"-is certainly a figment of the imagination. A couple of Bible verses are compelling in this respect: ...
Human life is a journey from 'I' to 'We'. This journey is subtle and the goal is very near, but man takes many births to reach the destination. Just as you...
I like the idea of a journey from 'I' to 'We'. I also agree that it is a subtle journey and not to be confused with mere mass conformity. Dave Watkins ... ...
Life is a pilgrimage, where man drags his feet along the rough and thorny road. With the Name of God on his lips, he will have no thirst; with the Form of God...
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