"When passing on a spiritual tradition, therefore, we must be wary of the scholastic approach, sometimes misnamed ‘scientific’ or wissenschaftlisches, which, when employed in matters pertaining to the Spirit, is no more than one’s self-diffidence boosted by the authority of secondary sources. What matters is not my knowledge of what they say about mindfulness, but the fruit, which my own humble struggle to practice it, produces in me for my benefit and for the benefit of others."
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Aloysius Pieris
Aloysius Pieris (9 April 1934 – 22 March 2026) was a Jesuit Priest and the director of the Tulana Research Center for Encounter and Dialogue in Sri Lanka.
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