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Merton had written a preface to Dom Denys Rutledge's book, In Search of a Yogi. Philip Griggs disagreed with Rutledge's presupposition of the superiority of Christianity to other faiths. Merton explains that the wrote the book as a favor to his editor and publisher; however, that he does not agree with all of Rutledge's points either. Merton writes quite a long reply expressing the value he saw in Hindu writings.
Philip Griggs writes to Merton from Carmichael, California. He later joined the Ramakrishna Vedanta Center in London, England. Between his correspondence in 1965 and 1971, he had taken the name Swami Yogeshananda. He was in his later years the director of the Vedanta Center of Atlanta.
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See one published letter from Merton to Philip Griggs (Swami Yogeshanda) in The Hidden Ground of Love, pp. 338-340.
If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
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1965/06/17 |
TALS to Merton |
A book entitled In Search of a Yogi, to which you have written a Preface, has recently come |
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1965/06/22 (#01) |
TALS from Merton |
Your long and interesting letter puts me, I am afraid, in a rather delicate position. |
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1965/06/22 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
Your long and interesting letter puts me, I am afraid, in a rather delicate position. |
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[2 identical carbon copies]
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1965/07/01 |
TLS to Merton |
I am most grateful for your very cordial reply to my long letter. I suspected that your |
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1971/04/10 |
TLS[x] to Center from Yogeshananda, Swami |
In reply to your circular letter concerning the correspondence of the late Thomas Merton, I wish |
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1971/04/27 |
TL[x] from Center to Yogeshananda, Swami |
Thank you for your letter of April 10. Fr. Pooler has asked me to reply to your letter since I am |
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1971/05/21 |
TLS[x] to Center from Yogeshananda, Swami |
Many thanks for your letter of Apr. 27 with its clarifications. In compliance with your request, |
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1971/06/21 |
TL[x] from Center to Yogeshananda, Swami |
Thank you for your letter of May 21. Please accept my apology for being so long in answering your |
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