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jeepnstein

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18. I didn't really know how to pray.

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Mon Mar 18, 2013, 08:12 AM

Mar 2013

Until I spent some time working on some Zen techniques as part of a college class. I still do it some times when I REALLY need to shut down all the junk around me and just look in that mirror. It made me a better Christian. Or at least it made me a better one when I finally took the plunge and became one.

As a Christian it is inevitable on some level that I will be in conflict with other religions. The key for me is how I manage that conflict.

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At first I studied the Buddha in order to become a better Christian [View all] grantcart Mar 2013 OP

The land of smiles lovemydog Mar 2013 #1

Religious chauvinism! What a descriptive turn of phrase! MADem Mar 2013 #2

Thanks for getting it started. grantcart Mar 2013 #5

There were a lot of hands stirring the pot...! Now at last, dinner's ready! MADem Mar 2013 #9

Just talking and being decent to one another lovemydog Mar 2013 #14

One counter-example goldent Mar 2013 #8

Oh, sure! MADem Mar 2013 #10

I'm afraid that my memories are quite different Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #12

My wife does both, actively. kwassa Mar 2013 #3

May I recommend some folks? grantcart Mar 2013 #4

Thich Nhat Hanh also has a center in Escondido kwassa Mar 2013 #6

very neat grantcart Mar 2013 #7

Very interesting journey, grantcart. cbayer Mar 2013 #11

The Catholic monk Thomas Merton wrote some interesting things about Buddhism Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #13

I've read Merton's lovemydog Mar 2013 #15

The title of that book is "The Wisdom of the Desert" Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #16

Another mistake made by many lovemydog Mar 2013 #17

I didn't really know how to pray. jeepnstein Mar 2013 #18

That is so interesting lovemydog Mar 2013 #19

Buddha and Jesus both taught similar things. I have often wanted to learn more about Jesus liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #20

I would suggest that your father was aggressive not because he was trying to convince you but grantcart Mar 2013 #21