The Beshara talks of Dom Sylvester Houédard. The talks range over such subjects as self-knowledge, time, creativity and contemplation. Philip Zaleski writes: “This is the perfect introduction to the life, thought, and writings of one of the great religious polymaths of the 20th century, Dom Sylvester Houédard O.S.B. Priest and monk, metaphysician and theologian, translator and poet, builder of bridges between disparate faiths, Dom Sylvester is just the sort of guide we need in today’s fractious world…”