The Cave of the Heart

The Life of Swami Abhishiktananda

Shirley Du Boulay

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English

Orbis Books (USA)
30 September 2005

Biography: religious & spiritual; Christian & quasi-Christian cults & sects

This book wanders through the life of Swami Abhishiktananda (1910-1973), the name adopted by Friar Henri le Saux after he emigrated to India, in 1948. Also, learn about the unique spiritual path he launched, integrating Christian and Hindu elements.

By: Shirley Du Boulay
Imprint: Orbis Books (USA)
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 435g
ISBN: 9781570756108
ISBN 10: 1570756104
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 30 September 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements Foreward by Raimon Panikaar Preface Chronology 1. Roots in Brittany 1910-1929 2. An Irresistable Call 1929-1939 3. The Second World War 1939-1945 4. Another Iresistable Vocation 1946-1948 5. The Promised Land 1948-1950 6. Arunchala 1949-1952 7. A Pioneering Experiment 1949 - 1952 8. Christianity and Advaita 1953-1954 9. Spiritual Crisis 1955-1956 10. Total Immersion in Hinduism 1956 11. A Month in Solitude 1956 12. The Other Side of Silence 1957 13. A Very Active Hermit 1958-1960 14. Pioneers in Dialogue 1961-1963 15. To Source of the Ganges 1963-1964 16. Overcoming Opposites 17. A True Disciple 18. The Final Explosion Abbreviations Notes Glossary Resources Index

Shirley du Boulay, who lives in Oxford, England, served for 11 years as a producer of religious programming for BBC radio and television. She has written biographies of Dame Cicely Saunders (founder of the Hospice movement), Desmond Tutu, Teresa of Avila and most recently Beyond the Darkness: A Biography of Bede Griffiths.