Comments on: Bede Griffiths on the Abyss http://onlineclarity.co.uk/answers/2007/02/28/bede-griffiths-on-the-abyss/ Readings, insights and understanding from the I Ching, the oracle of Change. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:41:59 +0000 By: Carl Ploss http://onlineclarity.co.uk/answers/2007/02/28/bede-griffiths-on-the-abyss/#comment-37796 Carl Ploss Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:55:12 +0000 http://onlineclarity.co.uk/answers/?p=380#comment-37796 I met Bede Griffiths when he came from India to California with Paul Russell, the musician. When he first came, he stayed at the Empty Gate Zen Center, then on Arch street in Berkeley. I remember when he gave a short talk thinking that this was a soul of real spirit. He was kind enough to speak with me privately for a time afterwards. He was gentle with a paper-thin transparency at the eyes and hands. There are so many hexagrams that apply to great souls, depending on the circumstances in which one meets them. For me at that time it was important to know that the spiritual path was real, that it had validity, and in particular that the attempt to join Christianity with the spiritual tranditions of India was no betrayal, but rather a fulfillment. This gave me the freedom for years of subsequent work. This is what the old can do for the young, allay their fears and set them on a fruitful path. I met Bede Griffiths when he came from India to California with Paul Russell, the musician. When he first came, he stayed at the Empty Gate Zen Center, then on Arch street in Berkeley. I remember when he gave a short talk thinking that this was a soul of real spirit. He was kind enough to speak with me privately for a time afterwards. He was gentle with a paper-thin transparency at the eyes and hands.

There are so many hexagrams that apply to great souls, depending on the circumstances in which one meets them. For me at that time it was important to know that the spiritual path was real, that it had validity, and in particular that the attempt to join Christianity with the spiritual tranditions of India was no betrayal, but rather a fulfillment. This gave me the freedom for years of subsequent work. This is what the old can do for the young, allay their fears and set them on a fruitful path.

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