Two great scholars of Zen (and Shin in Suzuki's case) Buddhism. :-) Nhat Hanh is especially a great teacher of Buddhist pacifism; a true hero that Martin Luther King Jnr. nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967 (there was sadly no award that year).
__________________ "The greatest gain is to give to others; the greatest loss is to greedily receive without gratitude;an invulnerable armor is patience; the best weapon is wisdom.
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Blessing! Neither fire, nor moisture, nor windcan destroy the blessing of good deeds, and blessings enlighten the whole world." - The Enlightened One
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Hello!!!!!!! Its so nice to see a spot on a Christian Forum where I feel comfortable, you all seem very nice and reasonable!!! Thanks for setting up the thread.
I say I am a non-Christian because I am so in-transition. I grew up Christian, but I am really finding a home in Buddhism (it really started when I live in Japan for a while). But, remnants of my Christian background are still bothering me, so I am trying to sort things out before I go one way or another (I have to empty my cup, if that rings a bell with any one).
Part of me wonders, can one just throw all of Christianity out the window but keep the Christ part? Could I just love and respect Jesus and try to follow his example the best I can? Or do I have to truly buy into the entire he's the son of God thing. I am not sure if he is. I am not rejecting that he is, and if he is, I will willingly believe it, but...I am just not sure. I want to be a good person, I want to respect God, and let him show me, but, I dont want to just run off worshiping some great teacher because other people do.
Hello everyone! Goodness, it's so nice to see a forum full of Christians and non-Christians who actually want to be my friend
You are very welcome here 8)
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James 2: 1My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don't show favoritism.
8If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself,"[ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ] you are doing right. 9But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.
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I am a Tengriist, it's a Shamanistic/Animist tradition of Mongol origin. There is only one issue between me and my wife's faith; the issue of God's love. In Tengriism, Tengri; Lord of the eternal blue sky does not care about us human beings.
In Christianity it's the opposite. Everything else however... it's rather similar, but Tengriism as a pagan religion focuses on nature, and worshipping the beauty of nature. Respect of nature is utmost, harmony with nature is the goal of Tengriists as nature is our daily bread - such as it was amongst Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes in the past.
It's quite interesting however, to note that it was actually under a Tengriist leader that Nestorian Christianity, Sufi Islam, and Tengriism existed in harmony and intolerance was punished most harshly. Unfortunately, with global pressures, Tengriism and Paganism in general is suffering and in risk of extinction - hence I have dedicated myself to upkeep the morality of respect for nature, meritocracy, religious and racial tolerance.
As such that's why despite the influence from my wife who has dedicated her life to Christ, I am still a "Pagan", but God's message of love - I can't help but be so fond of. We are learning from each other, and we can see many similarities as both religions are monotheist.
Very interesting... thanks
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I posted here a while ago, but forgot all about this part of the forum. I mostly spend time in Ethics & Morality but I get sick of it because it's mostly discussions about homosexuality. I just came here to say hi.
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I only wanted to see you laughing in the purple rain.
Two great scholars of Zen (and Shin in Suzuki's case) Buddhism. :-) Nhat Hanh is especially a great teacher of Buddhist pacifism; a true hero that Martin Luther King Jnr. nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967 (there was sadly no award that year).
I have very much enjoyed reading several books by Thich Nhat Hanh since I last visited these forums. When I was here before I remember this forum being made after a certain amount of petitioning.
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