tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043003269935490917.post5985055779283473776..comments2024-02-14T08:44:41.513+00:00Comments on Progressive Buddhism: Buddha on the Cross and Jesus under the Bodhi TreeMyeong Jin Eunsahn http://www.blogger.com/profile/10324409234993116264noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043003269935490917.post-48007507958604176652008-10-05T08:52:00.000+01:002008-10-05T08:52:00.000+01:00To me, religious life is life. I do not seee any r...<B>To me, religious life is life. I do not seee any reason to spend one's whole life tasting just one kind of fruit. We human beings can be nourished by the best values of many traditions. </B><BR/>What a great thought ! Certainly this should be the essence of life. To me Buddhism is the way to lead the life , to understand the meaning of religion in relation to the modern science. I was born in a Hindu family but I am proud to say that my parents never imposed any kind of restrictions towards learning the best of other religions. As a atheist I feel Buddhism bridges the gap between atheism & religion .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043003269935490917.post-75058510156047757042008-09-30T03:20:00.000+01:002008-09-30T03:20:00.000+01:00Cpd, these are very good points. I'm not sure to w...Cpd, these are very good points. I'm not sure to what extent we can take these incorporated teachings. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I think we must abide by our ultimate teacher, our experience. Even the Buddha made it quite clear that our path must be one not of faith but of investigation and understanding of our own accord.<BR/><BR/>However, I think to maybe interest those out there who have a perhaps, passing interest in Buddhism, it is ok to be a little more abstract and incorporating.<BR/><BR/>Like the old Zen saying, we need to just polish the tile.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14925360776637168540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043003269935490917.post-28790983881168097322008-09-29T21:33:00.000+01:002008-09-29T21:33:00.000+01:00I lived almost fourteen years of my life as a fund...I lived almost fourteen years of my life as a fundamentalist Christian before I matured enough that I could no longer accept something on 'blind faith' alone. I went the other way and took a strong atheist stance (which I still do, but I am not so militant about it). Buddhism had interested me for a long time, but for some reason I never looked too deeply into it.<BR/><BR/> This is a challenging post for me because I admit that I harbor some very strong feelings against Christianity. I do think that all people should strive to find common ground even in their religious beliefs and as Buddhists we should strive towards the bodhisattva ideals to end suffering. I have to admit that Buddha and Jesus (getting past whether they themselves really said it) do share some common teachings.<BR/><BR/>My great-uncle, a Pentecostal preacher, gave me some words of wisdom when I was a young teenager. He said that with anything you read you have to learn to pick out the bones from the meat. Christianity does have a lot of 'bones' to spit out, but it also has a lot of good meat as well. I don't think that this means I need to be a Christian (sorry Dalai Lama) again.<BR/><BR/>However, playing Mara's advocate, couldn't the same thing be said of Nazism? Were there any 'noble' things taught in Nazism that could be bridged? (for the record, I don't think so) So, how far should we go in this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043003269935490917.post-6706025427217545902008-09-29T16:46:00.000+01:002008-09-29T16:46:00.000+01:00Greetings, my fellow Buddhists.I have recently set...Greetings, my fellow Buddhists.<BR/><BR/>I have recently set up a <A HREF="http://progressivepureland.wordpress.com/" REL="nofollow">blog</A> to discuss Progressive Pure Land Buddhism. Please feel free to check it out! :)<BR/><BR/>Namo Amitabha BuddhaLee Yue Henghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10887420570063780231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043003269935490917.post-83477010841771527192008-09-29T16:31:00.000+01:002008-09-29T16:31:00.000+01:00This is an interesting topic Kyle. I grew up as an...This is an interesting topic Kyle. I grew up as an atheist myself and technically I still am, but I've always been fascinated by religion and comparative religious experiences. I've written several posts about this on my personal blog a while back. I think I'll repost these here.Shoninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635409886545725801noreply@blogger.com