Buddhist monks - love your enemies

[Astrid]

In my experience, when following Love, Harmony and Beauty, that leaves no room for holy wars and such. That's especially true when experiencing the Divine in every Human Soul. Though I would agree there's a lot of pseudo-mysticism out there. But I believe it's experiencing is how God is made a reality in one's life. For me, the choice is to either believe in God or consciously be in God.

Actually there no room for holy or any other type of war in me.

Those full of their holy righteousness,
and belief in “ sin nature”, though, are
much Inclined to see those not like them
to be in need of exterminnation.
So that love can prevail.

 

[dlamberth]

Jesus is God's own Son; Jesus is superior to all of us humans. His compassion is not a human-quality human-character thing.

The lesson, in my way of thinking, has more to do with our own compassion and how we can learn to be more Christ like in His compassion. What I find inspiring is that it's a compassion that can be experienced and expressed regardless of ones religious affiliation, or none at all, within the Hearts of Human Beings across the globe.

 

[Andrewn]

The lesson, in my way of thinking, has more to do with our own compassion and how we can learn to be more Christ like in His compassion. What I find inspiring is that it's a compassion that can be experienced and expressed regardless of ones religious affiliation, or none at all, within the Hearts of Human Beings across the globe.

Are you familiar with the book "A Course in Miracles"? It was published 50 years ago and claims to be the words of Jesus. But I've only learned about it and started reading it in the last few months.

 

[dlamberth]

Are you familiar with the book "A Course in Miracles"? It was published 50 years ago and claims to be the words of Jesus. But I've only learned about it and started reading it in the last few months.

I ran across it 40 years ago. It's interesting to me that your reading it, especially someone in this particular forum. It's one of those must have books in my library.

 

[Andrewn]

I ran across it 40 years ago. It's interesting to me that your reading it, especially someone in this particular forum. It's one of those must have books in my library.

You consider it a "must have" book. This is encouraging. I like it a lot.

So far, I'm reading it online, but I plan to buy the new "Complete and Annotated" edition.

 

[Andrewn]

Actually there no room for holy or any other type of war in me.

Those full of their holy righteousness, and belief in “ sin nature”, though, are much Inclined to see those not like them to be in need of exterminnation. So that love can prevail.

You're right. To claim that human beings have a "sin nature" is a pernicious teaching that has invaded some forms of Christianity.

 

[dlamberth]

Actually there no room for holy or any other type of war in me.

Same with me.

Those full of their holy righteousness,
and belief in “ sin nature”, though, are
much Inclined to see those not like them
to be in need of exterminnation.
So that love can prevail.

I've found it a blessing to be freed from images of "sin nature". Coming from the perspective of Lover of God, that freeing process has opened the door to being able see every soul as an activity of God. And that, for me, is where Love prevails.