What Do Muslims and Monks Have In Common?

This week is the first in a series of shows dedicate to interfaith understanding.  

What would it be like to be immersed in the cultural faith experience of other people? Our guests this week are interfaith pioneers, Ben Bowler and Raj Sankarlall, who hope to give us a taste of exactly that.

Ben Bowler is from Melbourne Australia and is the founder of World Weavers, a social enterprise running the cultural immersion programs Monk for a Month, Muslim for a Month and the Sufi Mystic Experience.

Ben is also the co-founder of Blood Foundation, the development arm of World Weavers. The foundation is active along the Thai-Burma border offering educational assistance to refugees and migrants from war-torn Burma.

Raj Sankarlall was born in the Caribbean and relocated to Florida in 2004.  He has traveled the world extensively, experiencing a variety of world cultures and has lived with Buddhist monks and experienced Turkish Sufism first hand. 

Says Raj, "I see myself as a pilgrim, on a spirit walk, trying to bring meaning to my life from understanding perspectives of different cultures across the world. My passion is culture and I travel because of this passion."

The programs that Ben and Raj dedicate their lives to are designed to people a highly authentic and inner experience of other faith traditions. These genuine inter-cultural immersion programs have opened up the door to greater faith literacy for hundreds of people.

We hope you join us.