Quote by: Bede Griffiths

Obedience is detachment from the self. This is the most radical detachment of all. But what is the self? The self is the principle of reason and responsibility in us. It is the root of freedom, it is what makes us men.


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Author Bio


  • NameBede Griffiths
  • DescriptionBenedictine Monk
  • BornDecember 17, 1906
  • DiedMay 13, 1993
  • CountryUnited Kingdom; India
  • ProfessionPriest; Theologian