A Christian Pilgrim in India: The Spiritual Journey of Swami Abhishiktananda (Henri Le Saux)

by Harry Oldmeadow Bendigo University, autho

Overview

This book provides a biographical account of the remarkable Benedictine monk, Henri Le Saux (1910-1973), who spent the last two-and-a-half decades of his life in India where he immersed himself in Hindu spirituality. It traces the central themes of his prolific writings on religious and mystical topics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781933316840
Publisher:	World Wisdom
Publication date:	11/28/2007
Series:	Perennial Philosophy Series
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	344
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Harry Oldmeadow is Coordinator of Philosophy & Religious Studies at La Trobe University Bendigo. His previous publications include Traditionalism: Religion in the Light of the Perennial Philosophy (2000) and Journeys East: 20th Century Western Encounters with Eastern Religious Traditions (2004).

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations     ix
Introduction     xi
Abbreviations     xv
"Consecrated to God": Life and Work
A Biographical Sketch     3
Friends and Influences     33
Writings     63
"In the Mystery of God": Spiritual Themes in Abhishiktananda's Writings
The Monk's Vocation and Sannyasa     101
Advaita     119
The Cosmic Theophany     157
Way Stations on the Spiritual Path     181
Signs: The Limits of Religious Forms     205
Dialogue: Meeting in the Cave of the Heart     225
"Unity in Diversity": Abhishiktananda in Perspective
Abhishiktananda and the Perennial Philosophy     247
Abhishiktananda's Gift     271
Appendix
Chronology of Abhishiktananda's Life     279
Aphorisms and Apothegms     281
Glossary of Sanskrit and Hindi Terms     289
Sources     291
Acknowledgments     304
Biographical Note     305
Index     306