August 16, 2024; Salzburg
Meeting with Brother David Steindl-Rast
A blessed meeting with Brother David Steindl-Rast took place in Salzburg on August 16, 2024. It was inspiring to share experiences with him. Brother David is 98 now, but intellectually and spiritually lively as ever. I could express my deep gratitude that it was he who invited me to give retreat seminars in the ‘House of Silence’ at Puregg, which I continued for 20 years. To revive this connection, we went to Puregg with friends.
August 07, 2024
Book Release: 'Bettina Sharada Bäumer - ein Leben zwischen Indien und Europa' by Christian Hackbarth-Johnson
"Bettina Sharada Bäumer - ein Leben zwischen Indien und Europa : Biographische Studie zur interreligiösen Existenz der österreichischen Religionswissenschaftlerin, Band 1: 'Man muss flexibel sein!' Kindheit und Jugend (1940-1964), Innsbruck-Wien, Tyrolia, 2024" authored by Christian Hackbarth-Johnson.The book has been published as part of a research project at the Center for Intercultural Theology, University of Salzburg, with the generous support of FWF (Austrian Scientific Fund). The second Volume is still work-in-progress.
Available at: www.amazon.de/Bettina-Sharada-B%C3%A4umer-interreligi%C3%B6sen-%C3%B6sterreichischen/dp/3702241655
December 7, 2023
50 years since Swami Abhishiktananda's Mahasamadhi
The anniversary of Swami Abhishiktananda's Mahasamadhi was celebrated in Shantivanam and many places internationally, showing that his spiritual influence is still alive. Bettina Sharada contributed an online talk towards the Shantivanam Symposium.
December 03, 2023
MM Professor K.D. Tripathi
The eminent scholar of Natyashastra and Kashmir Shaivism, Prof. K.D. Tripathi passed away on December 03, 2023. It is a great loss for the students and scholars of Kashmir Shaivism and Indian aesthetics. He was a long time friend and collaborator of Bettina Sharada.
