Fr. Bede Griffiths
a.k.a. Swami Dayananda

"We try to live our Benedictine life in the context of Indian spirituality, that is, in the recognition of the Divine Presence in the whole cosmos and in the centre of our own being."

Father Bede Griffiths (1906-1993), was a British Benedictine monk who spent the latter part of his life living a life of poverty and simplicity in Shantivanam, South India, in an Hindu-Christian monastery founded by Father Henry Le Saux and Father Jules Monchanin.  His autobiographical work, The Golden String, is held as one of the most influential books for re-discovering the meaning of the Bible and Christianity.