Thursday, July 21, 2005

Thought Experiment: Buddhism + Christianity = ?

What would it look like for Christianity to incorporate some of the wisdom of Eastern traditions? Keep the personal God, and the goal of unity with that God through Jesus, but then add meditation and yoga as spiritual practices, help people pay more attention to the present moment and the beauty of creation--attentiveness--and recover some of the Zen-like qualities of Jesus' teachings.

I think this is something quite a few people already do, and it seems reasonable that Eastern traditions have insights into both human beings and God's creation that Christians had not previously emphasized. Why not draw from that wisdom openly?

Just a thought.

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