Dr. Meath Conlan, an adult-educator and spiritual counsellor, is Australian-born, residing for most of the year in Perth, Western Australia. He has wide experience of diverse cultural backgrounds and ethnicities. His mentor and friend of many years was the late Bede Griffiths, an English Benedictine, who, for over thirty years, resided in and taught at Saccidananda Ashram, Shantivanam, in South India. While living with him, Meath’s outlook and sensitivity expanded to embrace a tolerant and inclusive understanding of all philosophies and spiritual traditions. Meath has been a leader in inter-religious dialogue for many years, having, at the invitation of H. H. The Dalai Lama, delivered a series of lectures since the late 1980’s in Western Contemplation and Philosophy to Tibetan Buddhist Monks and Nuns in Himachal Pradesh. Meath is the author of the book, “Bede Griffiths: Friend & Gift of the Spirit”, 2006, Templegate, Il.
