Paul, Russill

A native of Chennai, South India, Russill Paul took to playing stringed instruments from the early age of four and began playing music professionally in his teens. In 1984, he underwent a powerful spiritual transition that motivated him to begin living the unusual combination of a Benedictine monk and yogi under the direction of Dom Bede Griffiths.

During the years he spent as a monk, Russill immersed himself in the study of traditional Sanskrit chanting and South Indian classical music as well as yoga, meditation, philosophy and cosmology. His experiences during these years inspired him to...