If you so choose, so why all the hate smears?
2006-12-01 17:15:16 · 11 answers · asked by chelsea 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You don't have to be called a Buddhist; you only have to be a true Buddhist within yourself.
That is only beautiful, if you can share your wisdom, your insights, and you can learn from each other and enrich yourselves. That is what I envision for the future, that we remove the barriers between different spiritual traditions, and we behave as people do in the circle of psychotherapists. They enjoy and learn from all other traditions, and I think that each tradition of psychotherapy has something to offer. It's too narrow if we only want to be faithful to one school of psychotherapy.
2006-12-01 18:16:22 · answer #1 · answered by sista! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's zealous twits like Pamela that cause so much unecessary friction between religions. Buddhism prescribes no set of rules for faith, or for your belief in God; it is merely a philosophy and a set of guidelines for life. The Dalai Lama himself has written many articles and books on how Buddhism is compatible with Christianity. And those books have been co-authored by Christian scholars and ministers. Anyway: many Christians--like myself--practice some apsects of B like Meditation because it helps clear your mind and free you from oustside distractions. And, if you like, you can use this "mindfullness" to meditate on God, or Christ. in other words: use the Buddhism to ENHANCE the Christianity.
2006-12-01 17:38:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Buddhism teaches agnosticism, yes...
rt66lt: I have, some Christians seem to think that I worship Buddha for some reason, and have a problem with their own assumption...
VB: Siddartha Gautama made it very clear that he was in no way, shape, or form a god....
- Atmadeepo Bhava -
2006-12-01 17:36:36 · answer #3 · answered by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Merton became a Trappist Monk (Catholic) who became acquaintances with the Dalai Lama. Merton suggested that the practices of Buddhism made him a extra useful Christian (and the Dalai Lama suggested that speaking with Merton confident him that Buddhism did no longer have a monopoly on non secular actuality). modern-day Christianity is embracing Contemplative Prayer, or Centering Prayer, it really is basically meditation. Father Thomas Keating (yet another Trappist Monk, this one nevertheless alive) is human being who promotes Contemplative Prayer. yet Contemplative Prayer has been element of Christianity from the starting up. I save in ideas some many years in the past i became interpreting the writings of St. Teresa d'Avila (from the 1500's) and browse her treatise on Contemplative Prayer and idea "Why, she's describing the thanks to meditate!" sure, Buddhism is (a million) an outlook of compassion, and routines that advance your compassion, (2) meditation to basic techniques to be contemporary contained in the instant, alert and conscious., (3) being attentive to our habit (to be honest, variety, and non-harming). there is not any communicate of God .. it really is as a lot as each and every human being Buddhist to remember on a God or no longer, as they themselves see in high quality condition. So there is not any conflict with Buddhism. yet i'm suggesting that you do not might want to bypass outdoors of Buddhism to locate the practices that you want to apply. you'll locate them perfect IN Christianity. i comprehend from others that both the Catholic and the Episcopalian/Anglican church homes manage contemplative prayer. community church homes would no longer, although the flow is gaining ability.
2016-11-30 01:10:17 · answer #4 · answered by kobielnik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't be one way and be another. Either you choose to worship human who already dead (Sidharta/budha) or worship The God, creator of heaven and earth.
I guess, those so called 'christian' who practise budhism forgot, the very 1st of the 10 Commandments, You Shall Have No Other gods Before Me.
2006-12-01 17:38:05 · answer #5 · answered by It's not about me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One who practices Buddhism is not a Christian. One can call himself whatever he chooses. That does not make it so. The Bible, which is the "instruction book" for Christians says this:
John 14:6 (New International Version)
"Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
That sounds pretty cut & dry to me.
2006-12-01 17:25:11 · answer #6 · answered by Pamela 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The question for the ages. Mostly, I just think that it's a huge amount of misunderstanding for each other and people who claim the priviledge of worshiping the Almighty God according to the dictates of their own conscience should allow others the same priviledge, even if their chosen way of worship is to worship something formless, nameless, etc.
2006-12-01 17:20:21 · answer #7 · answered by turdl38 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't believe I've seen any Buddhist hating Christian hate smears on here.
2006-12-01 17:19:28 · answer #8 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You cannot be Christian and Buddhist at the same time.
2006-12-01 17:28:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Christians follow the teachings of Jesus Christ and His Father...no one else.
2006-12-01 17:20:00 · answer #10 · answered by Salvation is a gift, Eph 2:8-9 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋