The following events, although not expressly sponsored by the Bede Griffiths Trust, encourage Fr Bede’s spiritual principles including interreligious dialog, contemplation, and the wisdom tradition of Christianity.

Parliament of the World’s Religions

July 7 - 13, 2004
“Pathways to peace: the wisdom of listening, the power of commitment”
Sponsor: Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions
Barcelona, Spain

An international forum to deepen spirituality, foster mutual understanding and respect, and broaden community.

Program and registration information (pdf)(http://www.cpwr.org/what/programs/RegistrationInfo_English.pdf) available from the CPWR website. The cost for full, seven-day registration is $495 (US). Partial registrations are available.

Sangha Summer Seminar 2004: Abishiktananda

July 16 - 18, 2004
Presenters: Shirley du Boulay and Murray Rogers
Sponsor: The Bede Griffiths Sangha
Park Place Pastoral Centre
Fareham, Hants, UK

Shirley du Boulay is author of “Beyond the Darkness,” a biography of Fr Bede. She is currently writing a biography of Abishktananda. Murray Rogers is an Anglican priest whose friendship with Abishiktananda is described in Shirley du Boulay’s article “The Priest and the Swami.”

Cost is £85 - £120, depending on choice of accommodations and includes meals. Registration with payment due May 15, 2004. For details, please contact Thérèse O’Neill (tmson@waitrose.com) or download the seminar flyer (pdf).

Religions in Contemporary India

August 2 - 22, 2004
Centre for the Study of World Religion
Dharmaram College
Banglaore, India

A course consisting of 30 lectures on the living forms of the great religions prevailing in India, including guided visits to various ashrams, homes, viharas, and other places of interest and instruction.

Course information available from the CSWR website or by contacting The Director, CSWR (chandrankunnel@hotmail.com). Hostel facilities provided.

The American Benedictine Academy’s Biennial Convention

August 12 - 15, 2004
“Monastic Culture: Revitalizing the Life of the Mind and Spirit”
College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph, Minnesota USA

The program schedule is available from the ABA website or by contacting ABA President, Rosemary Rader, OSB (rrader@earthlink.net).

Registration details available from ABA website or by contacting Theresa Schumacher, OSB (TSchumacher@sbm.osb.org). Cost for the convention is $110 for non-members registering after July 1, 2004, less for members or those who register sooner. Room and board available by reservation for an additional charge.

While traveling to India for the first time, Fr Bede wrote a friend, “I am going to discover the other half of my soul.”

Russill Paul: Travel to South India

Trip planned for January 7 - 24, 2005
“Journey to find the other half of the soul”
Concord, Califorina USA
www.russillpaul.com
(Note: Russill Paul and his wife, Asha, were friends of Fr Bede.)

Spiritual Journeys

Wayland, Massachusetts USA
E-mail Deepack Singh (deepak@spiritualjourneys.net)
Phone: +1 (508) 358-4267
Fax: +1 (508) 358-8148
www.spiritualjourneys.net

The Sangha Trip to India

Trip to Shantivanam planned for Christmas 2004
See page 2 of Sangha Newsletter, March 2004 (pdf)

Contact: Soul of India Tours (soulofindia@cityvillage.ltd.uk)
Wolverhampton, UK
Phone or Fax: +44 (0)1902 561485
www.soulofindia.com

Additional contact: Adrian Rance and Jill Hemmings (bg.sangha@btinternet.com)
Kent, UK
Phone: +44 (0)2217 752871
(Note: Adrian and Jill are editors of The Bede Griffiths Sangha Newsletter.)