Today many Buddhists are recognizing Nirvana, commemorating the death and enlightenment of the Buddha. The story of the life of the person known as the Buddha is of a young man who abandoned a life of privilege to follow a spiritual path of serenity and bliss, despite the reality of pain and suffering in the world. Buddhism is the world's fourth largest religion, even though it is non-theistic.
I read an article recently about people who claim to be Buddhist Christians, which to some may seem to be a contradiction of terms or blasphemy. Yet there are attractive elements to Buddhism including meditative prayer which don't have to be in contradiction with faith in Jesus as the Christ. If you would like to know more about Buddhism, take a look at this PBS documentary. http://video.pbs.org/video/1461557530/ You may be enlightened
Have you any experience with Buddhism? Does being in conversation with other religious traditions make you nervous or wary?
I've only got a cursory grasp on the facts on this one. I'll have to check the clip you've attached to learn more.
ReplyDeleteYou always make me push the envelope, David.