Epistolary biography of a bridgebuilding 20thampamp160century ChristianHindu spiritual leaderampamp10This fascinating biography of Swampamp257mampamp299 Abhishiktampamp257nandaampamp160Henri Le Sauxampamp160is based on a vast collection of letters written to friends and family over his twentyfive years in India.ampamp10Swampamp257mampamp299 Abhishiktampamp257nanda 19101973a French Catholic monk who came to India in 1948 and settled there till the end of his life in 1973ampamp8212was one of the most fascinating spiritual figures of the twentieth century and a bridgebuilder between Christian and Hindu traditions. After nineteen years of living in a Benedictine monastery in France his passionate longing to realize the Truth brought him facetoface with Indian spirituality and paved the way for him to meet one of the greatest contemporary sages of India Shri Ramana Maharshi.ampamp10This book illustrates the spiritual trajectory of an extraordinary pioneer of interreligious dialogue and a bridgebuilder between Christian and Hindu traditions from his first arrival in South India in 1948 towards his spiritual Awakening in Rishikesh on July 14 1973.