Swami Ambikananda Saraswati
Interfaith dialogue can offer our increasingly polarised communities an opportunity to be part of an alternative to any call to arms. In a complex world where simplistic answers and short-term proposals often seem the easiest to support, a dialogue between faiths - that requires patience and goodwill – can contribute something of lasting value. As a Hindu monastic, I was therefore honoured and delighted when Reading Hindu Temple asked me to serve my community by becoming its representative in the Reading Interfaith Group.

I have for years been fascinated by the ancient teachings of the Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism) and several of my translations of Sanskrit Hindu texts into English have been published. What has always struck me is that at the heart of these teachings is the search for ‘ekam sat’ ~ the One Truth. That One Truth was always believed to be within the reach of all women and men, whatever their faith, ethnicity or social status. That One Truth, Hinduism has traditionally held, is too big to be confined to any one religion or creed, and can only be found in the limitless space of the human heart.

I therefore look forward to all that our continuing dialogue may bring.

Email : theswami@traditionalyoga.org

And when desire arose in it the One became the many... Only the wise who know to seek in the heart, Find the bond between Existence and non-existence (The Rg Veda)