I can't believe it has been a month since I posted. It was a rough month.
But, I am back now and I will be posting more regularly about my studies and reading. Currently I am reading Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh.
Here are a few insights from today's reading of Chapter One.
The premise of this book is to see the beauty in our traditions and others traditions.
One observation made is the difference between our view of knowledge. For example when the Psalms say "Be still and know that I am God," most Christians bring a western idea of gaining wisdom, insight or understanding. Buddhist thinking entails the idea of insight as "Looking deeply." The idea being to observe something or someone so closely that the distinction between the observer and the observed disappears.
I like this concept of knowing, particularly when we think about knowing God. The goal is to be as much like Christ as possible is it not?
Looking deeply at the world and people around us leads us to see how we are inter-related. Barriers between ourselves and others are dissolved and peace, love and understanding are possible. Understanding breeds compassion.
These are not just Buddhist ideas. These are things Christians should recognize and even promote, though some often do not.
Even Religions are inter-related. Study any religion, even Christianity, and you see how other religions have affected them.
