A Study on Spiritual Direction With Special Reference to Fr. J. E. Arul Raj, the Founder of DMI and MMI His God Experience and DMI Society / N Sasikala.

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Nature and purpose of spiritual direction in Religious life Meaning and goal of spiritual Direction..........5 Types of Spiritual Direction..................9 Spiritual Direction in Christian Tradition....10 Necessity of SPiritual direction..14 principles of SPiritual Direction...19 Three dimensions of Spiritual Direction.......22 Aim and Relevance of Spiritual Direction...24 Role of SPiritual Direction in Religious life.26 Jesus the Spiritual Director.30 Profile of a Spiritual Director.31 2. Fr. J E Arul Raj Founder of DMI & MMI and his God Experience A life of Fr. J E Arul Raj...34 Vocation and Seminary life....36 Active life of Fr. J E Arul Raj.....41 Founder of Religious congregation.....43 Global and Prophetic Vision and Mission....47 God Experience of Fr. J E Arul Raj........49 Missionary spirituality of Fr. J E Arul Raj........51 God Experiences in His Writings......55 3. Deepening god Experience in the Formees of the Society of DMI General Understanding of Formation.65 Integral Formation.....73 Religious formation....79 Different stages of DMI Formation.....84 PRocess of DMIO Formation...........86 Life Style of DMI........87 GOd Experience in DMI..........90