"Oblates of Shantivanam are individuals or families who have associated themselves with Shantivanam community in order to enrich their spiritual life. Oblates shape their lives by living the wisdom of Christ and seek God in the spiritual tradition of Jules Monchanin (Swami Parama Arubiananda), Henry Le Saux (Swami Abhishiktananda) and Fr Bede Griffiths (Swami Dayananda). By integrating their prayer and work, they manifest God's presence in the place wherever they live and live for the wellbeing and harmony of all.
The mystery which is present in my heart is the mystery which is also present in every human heart. In the place where God abides no one is separated from his brothers and sisters. At the very centre of his heart, where God is and where God alone is, he finds mysteriously present the whole human family and all creation. All times are present in that moment of which he is consciously aware - all that was, all that is, all that will be, and also all that transcends the three times as says the Mandukya Upanishad..."
In Quest of the Absolute: Life and Works of Jules Monchanin edited and translated by J.G. Weber