Ref the Bhumissparsha mudra.... There are some words of Marco Pallis on the presence of grace in Buddhism. Pallis says that the function of grace...
As I understand it the Buddhist path is one that leads to the experience of awakening. Faith, as far as Buddhism is concerned, is that such an...
One word often used to speak of the Dharma is ehipassiko (Pali) which means "come and see (for oneself)". Seeing for myself, I note that the...
Nick, Tricky is one word! For me it is more to do with acceptance and surrender than seeking to accelerate anything. "What we have to be is...
Just to say that for me Nirvana/Enlightenment is a reality to be realised, not attained. It is a given, gift. As a Pure Land Buddhist I hear...
Hi Nick and NJ, on the blance between self and others, here is a link to a worthwhile essay by the Theravada Bhikkhu Nyanaponika Thera....
As I understand it, Nirvana is the total eradication of greed, hatred and delusion. Which as far as Buddhism is concerned, is related to the...
It was VERY easy to miss amid the verbiage......:) Yes, I think "being-in-relation" is good. Merton spoke of the "self known only to God",...
Well, I might well have been over wordy, but that was exactly where I WAS trying to start. :)
Many thanks for all the responses.........I must be away for a few days. :)
Perhaps to clarify..... Who would seek to distinguish between a Person and the empirical ego? Is there a difference? Are Individualism...
radarmark, Could you read through my OP again and try to take in the words "Often a contrast is drawn" and further on "supposed". Also, that...
Often a contrast is drawn between the "western" approach to God as a Person and the "eastern" impersonal/non-theistic approach. Thus a lot of...
I would see it as focusing on the word of their one God. Which in consequence leads to the confusion between word as text and the Living Word....
Good. Yes, thanks. I suppose the difference between looking in from the outside and being on the inside.
I just happen to be reading an historical round up of the so called "eastern" philosophies, and it would seem to be the case that "Hinduism" is...
I think that being accepted just as you are CAN be the catalyst of genuine transformation. Possibly, then, one can be part of the reconciliation...
Maybe that relates to the experience coming first rather than working from conclusions. Anyway, yes, I often find myself reading Merton's words...
Thomas, well thanks for your thanks, but really, thank Merton, the words are his. As for me, more often than not I barely have the intuition...
Hi again, relevant to all this are some words - quite a lot of words actually - once again from Thomas Merton in his book of essays, "Raids on the...
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