Living Buddha, Living Christ

I have found the last half of his book very boring and have not really appreciated much of what he had to say. Perhaps it is because I am beginning to find myself in disagreement with him and the fact that he has begun going down some Buddhist roads that I do not see any comparison to Christianity in...as a matter of fact, he discusses Christianity less and less.

I did find a comment he made somewhat interesting and suppose that I am, at the moment at least taking this approach....

He said that it is better perhaps, to approach the understanding of God through mindfulness aka your connection to the Holy Spirit rather than through knowledge and the mind. What the world is telling you bout God rather than what you learn through theology.

Perhaps some theology began with this same mindfulness of God, but how much of it is rationalized and/or not supported by what is and has happened in our world.

Living Buddha, Living Christ

As I have been reading through the Five Precepts of Buddhism, I have seen a new thread in his writing.  Mindfulness has up til now been the focus, but a new overarching theme of interconnectedness has immerged, which I find fascinating.

 

I think it is this interconnectedness of all things which I have been overlooking for so long.  It is not just a Buddhist concept, as The New Testament places a great emphasis on being a part of the BODY.

 

But more than being connected to other believers we are connected to everyone and everything in some way.  This kind of thinking can certainly change the way one makes decisions.

 

 

 

The Chronicles of Narnia

So, I have been reading Jack’s (C. S. Lewis) books again to see how the movie faired. 

 

While I understand the decision to begin with the more famous The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, I do hope they make The Magician’s Nephew.  It is the first book chronologically and has some amazing scenes in it.

 

Speaking of scenes, I was quite impressed with how they changed some of the scenes in the movie adaptation.  They are different but convey the ideas which were covered in more scenes in the book.

 

I am reading A Horse and His Boy tonight.  I want a refresher on what happened in this book which is being skipped over to do Prince Caspian.  Obviously they are doing the movies in the order the books were published.

 

I was always drawn to the final book and the description of what happens at the end, but the creation scene in the first book was equally as moving during Sunday’s reading.