
Reflections on Thomas Merton and Hinduism
Swagatam: A Celebration of India Speed Museum, Louisville, KY
November 18, 2021 Om asato mā sad gamaya, tamaso mā jyotir gamaya, mṛtyor mā amṛtaṃ gamaya, Om shanti shanti shanti Om from falsehood lead me to truth, From darkness lead me to the light, From death lead me to immortality, Om peace peace peace ~ Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (1.3.28, trans. Olivelle) "How the valley awakes. At two-fifteen in the morning there are no sounds except in the monastery: the bells ring, the o