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- National Satsangh to be held in October 2005 says: “
- NOTE : [Fr. Sebastian Painadath
- Eco-spirituality
- Swami Sachidananda Bharathi
- A BISHOP AT THE ASHRAM AIKYA SATSANGH T
- We had Holy Mass presided over by the Rt. Rev. Dr. Gerald Almeida , Bishop of Jabalpur… The Bishop appreciated the austerity and detachment of ashram life and its witness
- FR. KORKO GAVE A VERY INTERESTING EXPOSITION ON NEW AGE MOVEMENTS AND ASHRAMS
- WE SPECIALLY APPRECIATED THE BISHOP WHO HAD SPENT TWO WHOLE DAYS WITH US ,”
- Fr. Korkonius [Korko] Moses SJ
Fr. Maria Jeyaraj SJ of Maitri Bhavan, Kanyakumari: “I have written to Fr. Sylvester quoting from The New Leader…. Silver Jubilee of Dhyana Ashram, [the Kerala AA annual Satsangh was held here in Dec.2004], Nambiarkunnu… especially the daily routine of the ashram… yoga and meditation…. If it is lovingly practised, many Monchanins may come up. I wish very much that you visit his ashram and encourage him.” “I am happy that you have taken up my suggestion of having Fr. Vineeth’s Yoga and Interiority for the AA Satsangh.”Fr. Francis Vineeth CMI’s 3-page article on ‘Sadhana for Realizing Jesus in One’s Own Self ‘ recommends a lot of mantra [see pages 16, 17, 18, 19, 35, 74, 79] chanting, “One such mantra from the Hindu tradition is soham: I am He…. Or simply the name of Jesus or YE-SU with breathing in and breathing out…. [or] maranatha…” The Notice for the National Satsangh to be held in October 2005 says: “We plan to spend half a day on Fr. Vineeth’s article Yoga and Interiority...” It will be held at Sameeksha, the ashram of Fr. Sebastian Painadath SJ at Kalady in Kerala. One of the optional week-long sadhanas would be a “contemplative Retreat based on the Upanishads.” NOTE: [Fr. Sebastian Painadath [see pages 27, 28, 29, 30, 37, 38, 40, 46-47] organized a like-minded theologians’ rejection and trashing of the February 2003 Vatican Provisional Report on the New Age. My sources inform me that he is the leading pro-New Age theologian in the Church in India. A separate report is under preparation.] Catholic Swami Atmananda of Abhishikananda Shanti Kutir, Rishikesh writes: “I don’t go these days to the parish… THE MAHATMAS OF RISHIKESH SHOULD NOT MISTAKE OUR INTER-RELIGIOUS PROJECT FOR A MISSIONARY UNDERTAKING. It is a very sensitive issue here as you know. Our ashram is and will be an inter-religious community, completely independent of any religious organization.” [This priest is keen to disassociate himself from the local Catholic community for reasons of his own and his ashram’s security. Obviously this ashram too practices religious syncretism and its functioning is devoid of any evangelization work or pro-active proclamation of the Gospel]. Tina Goodchild, a Catholic writing from South Africa was accepted by Fr. Bede as an Oblate of Shantivanam. She reveals her qualifications: “I was introduced to Yoga and Vedanta… through the Ananda Kutir Ashram, Cape Town, which follows the teachings of Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh. I have been the ashram secretary and been involved in their outreach work… In 1995 I attended the Satsangh at Anjali Ashram.” The New Monk Project: Chuck Baroo writes to AA from New York, “We are intrigued with the Integral Philosophy of Ken Wilber [a leading New Ager, see pages 27, 28, 51, 52, 53, 56, 63] and one of our first Study Courses will be centered on a relevant synopsis of his work. Eco-spirituality [see page 45] is arising as a major theme for us…” “Chuck Barroo has been in correspondence with Fr. Bede since 1969 and has been with him at Shantivanam numerous times. Fr. Bede was instrumental in fostering the New Monk project and he witnessed its vows for the New Sannyas being taken by several during his lifetime,” says the AA. One of the four “vows [taken] for the New Sannyas” is: “I vow to go forth beyond all religion, every human institution, every scripture and creed, until I come to that Reality which all these signify.” NOTE: The information given in this section is alone sufficient to warrant serious concern and looking into by the teaching, juridical and disciplinary authority of the Church. In my August 1, 2003 40-page detailed report on Swami Sachidananda Bharathi and his New Age DHARMA BHARATHI organization, I have provided information linking them directly with Fr. Bede Griffiths’ ashram and his New Age visitors from the West. The above information and what follows immediately below only confirms the correctness of my conclusion that the Ashram Movement is a conduit for, among many things, the New Age into the Church in India. I have also reported several times that The New Leader fortnightly gives favourable coverage to Dharma Bharathi. A BISHOP AT THE ASHRAM AIKYA SATSANGH The North Indian Ashram Aikya Satsangh at Saccidanand Ashram, [founded by Shantivanam’s Swami Amaldas], Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh, a two-page report written by Fr. Akshay IMS of Matridham [Ashram] Varanasi : “Of the present two CMI Fathers, Swami Sadananda is more active on the social level and Fr. Anto Mundanmany more for yoga and meditation…. Fr. Anto told us that… Narsinghpur was the birthplace of Bhagwan Rajneesh (Osho) and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi… Two Brahmakumaris had brought a big supply of prasad and rakhis…. “We had Holy Mass presided over by the Rt. Rev. Dr. Gerald Almeida, Bishop of Jabalpur… The Bishop appreciated the austerity and detachment of ashram life and its witness that can counter today’s trends of materialism and westernization…. On the morning of 1st Sept., we had a Dynamic Meditation lasting one hour conducted by Pragyan Bharati, a disciple of Osho. It began with exhaling forcefully to clear out anger, tension and so forth. Next we had to jump on our toes with arms raised shouting: HU! Thirdly, free dancing. And lastly sitting or standing quietly in dhyana. There were two enlightening and informative talks that morning. “Fr. Louis Malieckal the CMI Provincial spoke on ‘Inculturation -Dialogue and Liberation: Role of Christian Ashrams in India’, and Fr. Anto on ‘Yogic Meditation and Evolution of the Human Being’…. Swamiji [Sadanand] conducted a Healing Meditation for the Group… On the morning of 2 Sept. Fr. Anto conducted Ajapajapa Meditation. FR. KORKO GAVE A VERY INTERESTING EXPOSITION ON NEW AGE MOVEMENTS AND ASHRAMS. IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE SUBJECT SHOULD BE STUDIED FURTHER AS IT HAS MUCH RELEVANCE FOR ASHRAM LIFE. At the noon session, Fr. Korko and Fr. Anto were elected President and Vice-President respectively. “WE SPECIALLY APPRECIATED THE BISHOP WHO HAD SPENT TWO WHOLE DAYS WITH US,” writes Fr. Akshay IMS. The Bishop of Jabalpur was, according to the AA report, a witness and a participant in all of the above. NOTE: Regarding the Bishop’s reported presence at ALL the above happenings, I am somewhat skeptical. Surely our good Bishop would never tolerate such aberrations as he is reported to have witnessed and participated in? On 31st August 2005, I sent an email to the Bishop [dcj@sancharnet.in] asking for his comments on the AA report, and whether he was present for all the time and approved the proceedings, but I have not received a response. Fr. Korkonius [Korko] Moses SJ’s [see pages 30, 34, 66, 85] Ananda Dhara Yogashram in Gurupole, W. Bengal was reportedly shut down about a couple of months after the above AA report electing him President of the North Indian AA, and I am informed that he was asked to leave by either his Congregation Superiors or by his Bishop. I have yet not been able to find out the reason why, though I did receive a letter saying that it had something to do with the Loreto sisters, and a hint of a sex scandal, not a doctrinal one, though this could not be verified by me. In his contribution ‘The power of the Holy Name’ to Vandana Mataji’s Shabda Shakti Sangam [SSS], pages 111-113, Fr. Korko reveals that this is “the unceasing recitation of the name of the Lord using the maha mantra Hare Krishna… Hare Rama, Hare Hare… to enable the people of this age (kaliyuga) steadily to attain God-consciousness,” which he learnt at the Sri Chaitanya Math in Kolkata during his visit there. In another article ‘An Appeal to Hindus’ pages 352-356 in SSS, he admits that “Currently many Indian Christians are specialists in Indian philosophy, music, art, dance. Many Christians have lived with Hindus in ashrams and have started Indian Christian ashrams. 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