Christian Buddhist?

[sky]

Originally Posted by Joe Mc

Great, also worth checking out Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle, a German Jesuit priest if so inclined.

Thanks Joe, will do.

[Joe Mc]

Originally Posted by sky123

Lord,

Make me an instrument of your peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

Where there is injury, pardon.

Where there is doubt, faith.

Where there is despair, hope.

Where there is darkness, light.

Where there is sadness, joy.

May I be a safeguard for those who have no protection,
A guide for those who journey along the way;
For those who wish to go across the water,
May I be a boat, a raft, a bridge.

May I be a home port for those who yearn for landfall,
And a lamp for those who long for the light;
For those who are tired, may I be a resting place,
For all who need help, their servant.

O Divine Master,

Grant that I may not so much seek

To be consoled, as to console;

To be understood, as to understand;

To be loved, as to love.

Like the great earth itself and other eternal things,
Enduring as the sky itself endures,
For the boundless multitude of living beings,
May I be the ground and vessel of their lives.

For every single thing that lives,
In number like the boundless reaches of the sky,
May I be their sustenance and nourishment
Until they pass beyond the bounds of suffering.

For it is in giving that we receive.

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.

It is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.

Amen.

Amen. Is Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life is this prayer, sounds like it ? Marvelous prayer thanks for sharing.

[BigJohn]

To the average lay person, does not Buddhism and Christianity have a lot in common?

[sky]

Originally Posted by Joe Mc

Amen. Is Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life is this prayer, sounds like it ? Marvelous prayer thanks for sharing.

I haven't read it but as the Prayer contains the Bodhisattva's Vow
I'm sure it will contain it....

Originally Posted by Joe Mc

Great, also worth checking out Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle, a German Jesuit priest if so inclined.

Check out Karlfried Graf Durkheim. Also German and Zen. I have a couple of his books.

[sky]

Originally Posted by Molearner

Check out Karlfried Graf Durkheim. Also German and Zen. I have a couple of his books.

I love the way he said that once you scrape away personal barriers and free the ' Divine Spark ' within, radiant life-altering occasions can occur at any time, so true.

He seems to have recognised that instead of adding to he's removing to find what is already there

[white pegasus]

hmm this subforum is labeled christianity-and I know there is a subforum labeled buddhist-I laughed when i read BJ response-I think there was a time that this particular forum was populated with christians-however, it seems that it slowly has turned into well i think a lot of people who are not christian post in here-so im not sure where one could find what you are seeking

To me these two ways have many paradoxes.
Yet Love,innocence,purity and acceptance and peace can't be divided.

Originally Posted by sky123

You can visit any Buddhist Forum and discuss any Religion. In the Temple I frequent there are Roman Catholic Priests and many Christians. who attend Classes.

Spies, all spies! You loosey goosey unity freaks are going to ruin all the good stereotypes.

Originally Posted by Tirisilex

Anyone know if there is a good Christian / Buddhist forum? I'm looking for a group to speak about both religions and not worry about being fired upon as a Heretic.

Being fired upon as a heretic is half the fun!
Not sure if Buddhists have heretics, but Christians do, dodging the inquisitors and avoiding getting burned is what makes the whole think interesting. All those Buddhist do is sit around and gaze at each other navels anyway, what fun is that?

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