On Being a Hindu Monastic: Private Journeys

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A dialog on Nov. four with the three Hindu monastics visiting HDS this 12 months, every representing a special Hindu custom: Swami Sarvapriyananda (Ramakrishna Mission), Brahmacharini Shweta Chaitanya (Chinmaya Mission), and Sadhak Akshar–Guru: Mahant Swami Maharaj (BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha). They launched the traditions to which they belong, defined why they joined the traditions, and what it has meant for his or her lives. Francis X. Clooney, S.J., Parkman Professor of Divinity, moderated the dialog.

Sponsored by the Workplace of Educational Affairs and the Middle for World Faith at Harvard Divinity College. Made doable by assist from the Nagral Fund.

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