"I am delighted to be collaborating with Diane and Teresa in the establishment of a Vivarium Library at Skyline Harvest that will
encourage future generations to develop a deeper understanding of the themes that I have been attempting to articulate my entire life such as the cosmotheandric reality, the encounter
of religions, ecosophy, interculturality, pluralism, and dialogue." Raimon Panikkar
The Mission of the Vivarium Library is to:
- Promote research into the work and themes of Raimon Panikkar
- Provide serious students and researchers a study-retreat environment that includes both valuable textual resource materials and an
eco-contemplative setting conducive to deepening spiritual awareness
- Host seminars on Panikkar's work and related topics
We are especially grateful to Roger Rapp and Yakshi Vadeboncoeur for their vision and insight without which the Vivarium Library at Skyline Harvest would
never have been conceived. Roger continues to be instrumental in bringing this project to birth. He writes of his vision for the Library:
To meet the most important challenges for the 21st century, our aim is that the encounter of cultures, inter-religious dialogue and the meeting of spiritual
traditions continue to be promoted on a practical and personal level, studied in a scholarly manner, and celebrated on a spiritual plane. As the name
Vivarium ("lived experience") implies, we envision the Library as a space dedicated to deepening the awareness of peace and ecosophy by remaining intellectually alert, living in close contact with the rhythms of the earth and engaging in spiritual communion, not necessarily with
those of like mind, but of like heart and spirit.
