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    Return to the Sacred
    Return to the Sacred
    Return to the Sacred
    Audiobook58 minutes

    Return to the Sacred

    Written by Father Bede Griffiths

    Narrated by Michael Toms

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    About this audiobook

    This discussion with a remarkable Benedictine monk who founded an ashram in South India is a beautiful, stirring exploration of human spirituality. In a rare synthesis of Christian, Hindu and modern scientific thought, the late Father Bede discusses the infusing of gross matter and daily life with spirit and much more.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNew Dimensions Foundation
    Release dateJul 25, 1991
    ISBN9780781308472
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