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Buddhism

truebrit71

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2. What about his frequent references to 'god' and 'christ'?

Reply to TM99 (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 6, 2015, 11:03 AM

Jul 2015

Is that part of Buddhist teachings, or is that more of his 'cross-pollination' if you will..

The whole reason I was drawn to Buddhism was the lack of deity-worship, and more introspection, "how do I better myself" in a nutshell, but the mentioning of the 'kingdom of god' has me a little non-plussed, and frankly, not a little put off..

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What does the group think of Thich Naht Hanh? [View all] truebrit71 Jul 2015 OP

Hahn is a very good teacher. TM99 Jul 2015 #1

What about his frequent references to 'god' and 'christ'? truebrit71 Jul 2015 #2

He has written two books TM99 Jul 2015 #3

put-off by god references? I recommend Sam Harris, ellenrr Dec 2015 #5

I like how Buddhist teachers will easily quote Jesus or use Christian Maraya1969 Dec 2015 #6

I love this man. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2015 #4

His teachings seem simple leftyladyfrommo Jan 2016 #7