Archive for July, 2008
Open Question: Sin vs. Suffering
Happy Monday to all! Let us start off the work week with some thinking, doesn’t that sound fun?
In the last few months, I have been studying Buddhism off and on and as the majority of you know, I have been (and continue to be) a Christian since my adolescence. I am not studying Buddhism to convert to any new religion but instead I find that many of the concepts are helpful in my attempts to understand Christ’s teachings better.
Sidenote: Ghandi once said that “God is Truth”, but then later said that “Truth is God”. I believe that there are universal truths that are consistent in every pure religion, that these truths are laws as sure as gravity and physics. I believe that the teachings of Christ and Buddha can compliment each other to the benefit of those that practice either.
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