VOLUME XV, Number 1
January - June 2025

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I. TESTIMONIALS, REFLECTIONS, REPORTS / TÉMOIGNAGES, RÉFLEXIONS, COMPTES-RENDUS 

1. Testimonials / Témoignages 

Testimonials from four participants in a program of spiritual exchange with Thai Buddhist monks and an intense introduction to the practice of Vipassanā meditation.

Davide Castronovo, “No pain, no gain!” Reflections on a Recent Experience of Vipassanā Meditation    [Italiano]   
 The goal of Vipassanā meditation is not to free ourselves from pain; rather, it is to live the process of liberation through pain, in pain, and with pain.  

Alberto Maria Osenga, Personal Reflections on a Recent Experience of Interreligious Dialogue with Buddhist Monasticism in Thailand   [Italiano]
A dialogue that was not limited to the theoretical or philosophical dimension but a living, concrete experience of an encounter between different spiritual traditions

Maria Benedetta dell'Unità, Vipassanā Meditation Retreat in Thailand  [Italiano]
Gratitude for the gift of precious encounters  

Sara Ricciardi, Being Reborn Unarmed in the Heart of Thailand [Italiano]
Some “images” of a recent interreligious spiritual experience 

2. Reflections / Réflexions 

Justin Robinson, Letter from Egypt
The coordinator of the Great Britain-Irish commission of DIM•MID, now studying in Cairo, writes to The Irish Catholic about his experience of living among Muslims and the long history of Monastic-Muslim interaction.

Two talks given at the public event held at Saint John Vianney Seminary in Pretoria, South Africa on December 7, 2024, following a Monastic-Muslim dialogue at Inkamana Abbey near Vryheid.

William Skudlarek, The Origins of Monastic-Muslim Dialogue

Mohammad Ali Shomali, Unity of God and Unity in God 

3. Reports / Comptes-rendus  

Kusala Bhikshu, Buddhist-Catholic Monastic Dialogue in the United States
Links to reports on various expressions of this dialogue that have taken place since 1996

William Skudlarek, Monastic-Muslim Meeting for Dialogue in South Africa
The topic of this dialogue was Christian and Muslim beliefs and spiritual practices related to death and the afterlife. At the end of the report are links to most of the presentations given at this gathering.

Matteo Nicolini-Zani, Meditation Practice and Spiritual Encounter with Thai Buddhist Monastics    [Italiano]

William Skudlarek, Brazilian Benedictine Nuns Host a Retreat of Buddhist Monks and Nuns

Matteo Nicolini-Zani, An Experience of Islamic-Christian Fraternity for Young People

II. STUDIES / ÉTUDES (Peer-reviewed articles / Articles soumis à un examen)

III. RESOURCES / RESSOURCES

1. Book reviews / Recensions 

2. Notice of recent and forthcoming books / Avis de livres récents et à venir

Dalai Lama, Voice for the Voiceless: Over Seven Decades of Struggle With China for My Land and My People

Melanie Barbato,  Mathias Schneider,  and Fabian Völker, eds., Beyond Boundaries: Essays on Theology, Dialogue, and Religion in Honor of Perry Schmidt-Leukel

Abhishiktananda (Henri Le Saux) (Author), James D.M. Stuart & Swami Atmananda Udasin (Editors), Swami Abhishiktananda: His Life Told through His Letters (Revised and Updated Edition)

David M. Odorisio, ed., Thomas Merton in California: The Redwoods Conferences and Letters

Bernard Durel, Vers la source intérieure  

3. Documents

Cyprian Consiglio, An open letter from the Secretary General of DIM•MID

4. Resources

5. Announcements / Annonces