Category Archives: Berkeley

Spending more time at New Camaldoli Hermitage

Posted on September 1, 2014 by ashramdiary

I have been feeling more strongly drawn back to the Hermitage in Big Sur, where I originally made monastic vows. I have continued with the Order, by God’s grace, and on June 19, 2014, I celebrated there, together with fellow … Continue reading →

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January course in Berkeley: “The Bhagavad-Gita today”

Posted on December 26, 2013 by ashramdiary

Again this January, if any students sign up, I’ll be teaching a course on Hinduism. The theme this year is about the Bhagavad-Gita, India’s favorite scripture, as understood by four twentieth-century commentators. Here is the summary from the course syllabus: … Continue reading →

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A dream of Debussy / India and other passions

Posted on December 19, 2013 by ashramdiary

I seem to remember: in the past few days I briefly dreamed of meeting Claude Debussy. India is a great passion, in the best sense: that is, as an energy that brings forth an appetite deep in the soul. There … Continue reading →

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January 2012 course

Posted on February 22, 2012 by ashramdiary

The following is the syllabus for the course I taught this January at the JST, which is the Berkeley branch of Santa Clara University. DHARMA, YOGA, TANTRA This course will offer a broad historical view of the constant interaction between … Continue reading →

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The Feminine in Hinduism — Syllabus

Posted on December 8, 2010 by ashramdiary

The following is the Syllabus of the course I am to teach here in Berkeley, at one of the theological schools that collectively form the ecumenical consortium GTU (Graduate Theological Union). The school that hired me is the Jesuit School … Continue reading →

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The Feminine in Hinduism

Posted on September 10, 2010 by ashramdiary

This coming January, I’ll be giving a course here in Berkeley, with the title, “The Feminine in Hinduism”. Here is a short reading list: Raimundo Panikkar (ed. and transl.). The Vedic Experience, Mantramañjarī: An Anthology of the Vedas… London: Darton, … Continue reading →

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