John Martin Sahajananda
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Brother John Martin Sahajananda, born in 1955, was one of the closest followers of Father Bede Griffith, who strongly influenced him. He made his theological studies at St.Peter's Seminary of Bangalore, where he discovered the writings of the founders of Shantivanam (Jules Monchanin and Henry Le Saux). This discovery has transformed his vision of Christ and Christianity.
In 1984 he left his diocese and joined the community of Shantivanam to live as a Benedictine monk close to Father Bede Griffith. Shantivanam belongs to the Congregation of Camaldolese in the Order of St.Benedict. Sahajananda has obtained a Licentiate in Spirituality from the Gregorian University, Rome. Today he is a spiritual director in the ashram. He is very much interested in Inter-religious dialogue, particularly between Hinduism and Christianity. He teaches "Indian-Christian Spirituality" to the visitors of the ashram. It is a form of spirituality, which shows the unifying elements among the religions and also the uniqueness of each spiritual tradition. But it also opens to a spirituality that goes beyond religious boundaries. He is frequently invited to Europe to give lectures, retreats and seminars and to share his unique vision of Christianity for the third millennium. He has published a number of books including You Are The Light, Hindu Christ, The 4 O’Clock Talks, Mission Without Conversion… |
What is Truth?
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Spirituality
“Brother Martin’s essays are not for the faint-hearted or the ungenerous. Their power and essential generosity spring from a deep spiritual and psychological insight that seeks to reveal the central Truth. They escape the narrow confines of some Christian thought into an all-embracing vision of mankind’s spiritual development… Brother Martin’s intention is to shake us from complacency towards a comprehension of what the life of Christ actually means… towards having the courage to journey on…” – Sir Nicholas Pearson. John Martin Sahajananda is a Benedictine monk of the Camaldolese order. He is the spiritual director of the Shantivanam Ashram in India, and a leading voice in Hindu-Christian dialogue. He travels regularly to Europe where he teaches a unique spirituality that goes beyond religion and brings together the wisdom of the Indian sages and the revolutionary message of Christ. He has published a number of books including You Are The Light, Hindu Christ, The 4 O’Clock Talks, Mission Without Conversion…
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The New Annunciation - universal call to be virgin mothers
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The call to virgin motherhood is not the prerogative of Virgin Mary alone, but a universal call to humanity. The real purpose of human existence is to allow God to work in human beings … to live our lives as the image and likeness of God.
Will you then be the virgin mother of God? Will you with your realization and life remind humanity of its original nature? The New Annunciation is a teaching in the pure oral tradition.
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