Alter | 86 Jahre (verstorben) |
Beruf | katholischer Priester, katholischer Theologe, Schriftsteller |
Geburtsdatum | Montag, 17. Dezember 1906 |
Geburtsort | Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England |
Todesdatum | Donnerstag, 13. Mai 1993 |
Todesort | Tamil Nadu |
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Beschreibung | Bede Griffiths war ein britischer Benediktinermönch und einer der bekanntesten christlichen Mystiker des 20. Jahrhunderts. Er wurde besonders bekannt durch seinen Religionsdialog mit dem Hinduismus, für den er viel Anerkennung erhielt. Er übernahm ab 1968 den Pilgerort Sat-Chit-Ananda Ashram im südlichen Indien. |
I am rediscovering the whole sexual dimension of life at the age of 86, really. And that also means discovering the feminine. So the whole of this dimension, which I had been seeking for a very long time, is now sort of opening itself up to me.
I think the Mother is gradually revealing itself to me and taking over. But it is not the Mother alone. It is the Mother and the Father, the male and the female, sort of gradually having their marriage.
Obedience is detachment from the self. This is the most radical detachment of all. But what is the self? The self is the principle of reason and responsibility in us. It is the root of freedom, it is what makes us men.
God had brought me to my knees and made me acknowledge my own nothingness, and out of that knowledge I had been reborn. I was no longer the centre of my life and therefore I could see God in everything.
