Father John Martin

Who is Father John Martin? He is the current leader of Saccidananda Ashram religion. This religion was established 1950 by two French monks who were to study the Christian scriptures and inter grade their worship with their indigenous population of India, which was very different from the monasteries during that time.Father Martin believes that there is active and sensitive connections between Christianity and Eastern religions (particularly Hinduism), without minimizing differences between religions, and without losing its identity.He once said "Experiencing the Christian scriptures interpreted in worship and other settings at the Shantivanam is like watching your favorite film shot through a lens with slightly different focus, angle, and focal length. It's enthralling to find certain things you're used to seeing only in the background brought to the foreground, and vice-versa. And viewing familiar stories and sayings shot from "another other side of the set" provides quite a bit of food for thought".I do agree with Father martin. This is exactly what I think he meant when he told the parable of the hikers that there are many religions, all worship differently, but to the end they are all worshiping the same supreme being. We are all climbing the same religious mountain just hiking different path, with the hope of going to the same place.