Publication
Encinitas, CA : Inner Directions, 1987, 2007. Introduced by Dom Sylvester Houédard ; a film by Kurt Hoffman. Camera, Pitt Koch, Nigel Reynolds ; film editor, Monica Mertens ; editors, Toby Wallis, Mark Eyres ; commentator, Maruice Denham. Originally produced in 1987. OCLC Number: 773370677. 1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Call number
DVD / Front Desk
ISBN
9781878019318
Original publication date
1987
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description: Dom Bede Griffiths's interest in Eastern philosophy began in England with early readings of the Bhagavad Gita and the Dhammapada. Ordained in 1940 as a Benedictine monk, Bede Griffiths arrived in India in 1955 to start a monastery. After two failed beginnings, he met Abhishiktananda (Dom Henri Le Saux), who had founded an ashram named Shantivanam.
In 1968, Abhishiktananda left for a solitary life in the Himalayas and invited Bede Griffiths to take over the ashram. At Shantivanam, Father Bede lived a life of prayer and meditation, blending the contemplative practices of both Christianity and Hinduism.
The Space in the Heart of the Lotus captures the heart of the Indian spirit and its sacred traditions. Against beautiful scenes of Indian life in a Christian Hermitage, these personal interviews with Father Bede reveal his deep love, spiritual insight, and reflections on meditative practice.
FY2009 / jvsn
In 1968, Abhishiktananda left for a solitary life in the Himalayas and invited Bede Griffiths to take over the ashram. At Shantivanam, Father Bede lived a life of prayer and meditation, blending the contemplative practices of both Christianity and Hinduism.
The Space in the Heart of the Lotus captures the heart of the Indian spirit and its sacred traditions. Against beautiful scenes of Indian life in a Christian Hermitage, these personal interviews with Father Bede reveal his deep love, spiritual insight, and reflections on meditative practice.
FY2009 / jvsn
Physical description
4.75 inches
Description
The Space in the Heart of the Lotus captures the heart of the Indian spirit and its sacred traditions. Filmed against beautiful scenes of Indian life in a Christian Hermitage, these personal interviews with Father Bede reveal his deep love, spiritual insi
Language
Original language
English