Christian Buddhist?

[Ground]

Originally Posted by Baile

... I was no doubt a Christian fundamentalist and other things in some other lifetimes.

And you're certainly not a christian now if you believe in re-birth

[sky]

When you see your likeness, you are happy. But when you see your images that came into being before and that neither die nor become visible, how much you will bear!(Gospel of Thomas)

In the Book of Thomas the Contender, Jesus tells the disciple Thomas that after death those who were once believers but have remained attached to things of "transitory beauty"*will be consumed "in their concern about life" and will be "brought back to the visible realm".

[sky]

Another Gnostic text, Pistis Sophia, outlines an elaborate system of reward and punishment that includes reincarnation. The text explains differences in fate as the effects of past-life actions. A "man who curses" is given a body that will be continually "troubled in heart". A "man who slanders" receives a body that will be "oppressed". A thief receives a "lame, crooked and blind body". A "proud" and"scornful" man receives "a lame and ugly body" that"everyone continually despises." Thus earth, as well as hell, becomes the place of punishment.

[sky]

Christianity and Buddhism can go together if you open up and explore various teachings.

[Baile]

Originally Posted by sky123

Christianity and Buddhism can go together if you open up and explore various teachings.

Every religious and spiritual philosophy goes together once its understood the foundation of knowledge and wisdom isn't doctrine-specific. It's really that simple. Asking if one can be a Christian and Buddhist at the same time, is like asking if one can add both spinach AND apples to their diet. Absolutely and of course. And you can even whip them up together in a green shake for maximum health benefit.

[markings]

Originally Posted by sky123

dharma is universal so Dharma and Christianity go very well together.

Does this apply to Nazism, Fascism, Satanism, Mormonism, Atheism, etc. as well?
In order to say that there is compatibility one has to come up with a better argument than the universality of dharma.

[markings]

Originally Posted by Baile

Every religious and spiritual philosophy goes together once its understood the foundation of knowledge and wisdom isn't doctrine-specific. It's really that simple.

If one wants to stick to the level of appearances then that may be true. But if one goes only halfway when compared to the other where is the commonality from the point where the one stops and the other continues?

There may be 2 people, both doing the exact same movement exercises and poses. One may truly practice yoga whereas the other just does the exercises. One needs to look beyond the superficial.

[Jeremy Bong]

A good religion is not much different in his mindset , teaching, aim for, future assured heaven..... But a bad one may only clinging to self gain and greed.

Religion practice is important to concentrate on one, it's because whatever or wherever religion if you can't learn it up to the top of it is useless. Even you've only one belief or more than one.

In spiritual realm or the afterlife, dharma is the most important factor to be happy or survival or to decide your position there. But why Christianity only advice followers to be faithful to God or Jesus, Father and Son, also the Holly Spirit. That's the tricky part to preaching in this way. Actually, that's the highest dharma in Christianity religion. But no one notice.

Buddhism is more emphasized on internal development of mind or will power. Both are not telling directly to their followers. And these are where they can practice their dharma energy unnoticed by the followers.

And of course, they're many other dharma but you have to pass through these gates to enter to a higher dharma level. These two dharma are the basic but may be one of the highest dharma of both religions that have ever taught to their followers.

[sky]

Originally Posted by markings

Does this apply to Nazism, Fascism, Satanism, Mormonism, Atheism, etc. as well?
In order to say that there is compatibility one has to come up with a better argument than the universality of dharma.

It is compatible to all who practise universal dharma.....

[markings]

Originally Posted by sky123

It is compatible to all who practise universal dharma.....

Christians do not practice universal dharma.
One has to accept Jesus to be saved, if not one is eternally lost.
Where is practicing universal dharma in that?

As a Christian one has to accept that there is God, and then everything else. No universality here either.