Thank you for this. I was raised Catholic and I’m still a practicing Catholic today. I will cherish this particular video. Thank you. I’m not Buddhist, but I follow all of Thay’s teachings. He was/is truly a blessing.
I too am a Catholic, and have been following the wisdom of Thay, Rupert Spira, Alan Watts, Fr Keating, Fr Richard Rohr and Thomas Merton. As a result my spiritual life has flowered and my love for, and better understanding of God as the Ultimate Reality, Supreme Consciousness, the Ground of Being ( and definitely NOT an object; and certainly not a man!). My whole life has changed for the better and my twice daily meditations/ centring prayer, incorporating Thay's breathing technique, are the perfect joy of my day. Be united with the Buddha Nature, dearest Thay, and rest in perfect peace!
He must very courageous. A lot of critiques are coming in this path. Also a spirit very alive can be perceived from de inside. I hope Jesus can join us and understand us, because if church is suffering, we could add some of our mindful practice to smile and understand, too. The greatest thing about Buddhism in the Plum Village tradition is that without God, we could never let lotuses grow out of suffering.
I Love the topic here the moment i saw catholic i had to click, my wife to be is catholic making me also by extension thank you so much for continuing to put out such wholesome educational content
Simple yet true statements that are so very relevant given the most recent world events. Suspicion, hate and anger…mmmm there’s no denying there’s a lot of that around.
I am a christian and my family are all christian. we pray together at night and read the bible. I respect all religion and I like the teaching of Buddha. I like to listen the dhamma. I try to follow the breathing techniques. But sometimes I feel difficult and don't understand how to practise both religion at same time. Buddha said is not God and Jesus claims that he is son of god. Pls someone explain to me
Buddha was a human being with many previous incarnations. He found enlightenment and realized God consciouness/enlightenment. Christ was a higher astral being who decended directly from heaven or in Buddhism its called nirvana. Dont get caught up in the words they point beyond themselves. Words are not the same thing as what they are describing they point to reality beyond themselves.
Buddha was a human being (not God) who became enlightened, like Jesus. He never claimed to be a God and his teachings, called the Dhamma, are teachings he found helpful from his viewpoint of enlightenment. But he said to never blindly follow anyone, not even himself, because by doing so you may not become enlightened either, because enlightenment was not here or there or can be “found” through study or understanding. Rather, it is realized and felt.
Hello :) I am baptised Catholic, but never had any connection with this religion. I absolutely respect other people's faith in this religion, but cannot find any connection to it myself. I do participate in certain rituals, like Easter or Christmas, but more as a tradition and not with a Christian thought. Buddhism, on the other hand, I am very interested in and feel more connected to. Should I force myself and try to connect to the Christian faith because it is part of the culture or can I let it go? My feeling is to let it go because it wouldn't be real.
Truly I don't know you but on general principles: You can let it go. While this video, and much of Thich Nhat Hahn's teachings, promote some universality and compatibility of religions, dogmatically Christianity and Buddhism are at odds. While they have some general human values in common, far better for you to ride one pony than to try to have each foot in the stirrup of a different pony trotting along different paths at different speeds in different directions. There's nothing stopping you from attending Mass with your family on dates of obligation if it makes them and you happy. Indeed you might find happiness in their belief and in the other congregants' since some Buddhist teachings emphasise recognising and identifying with one's spiritual master at the moment of death. That recognition is much easier if one has had a steady practice during life, such as attending Mass, reciting the Holy Rosary, etc. and so intimately knows Christ Jesus and the Blessed Virgin. When you say you are interested in Buddhism, it sounds like Buddhism is something you only know a little about, so please be aware that it is a very deep and very broad religion. Possibly the differences between its various schools are greater than between Catholicism and Protestantism and Eastern Orthodox. On top of this you have a lifetime of familiarity with Christian thought and symbolism and acts of worship. Try not to be overwhelmed by needing to learn who is Amithabha or Guanyin or why a buddha's hand is raised one one statue but lowered on another. Recognise that Thich Nhat Hanh speaks for only a small group as does His Holiness the Dalai Lama (who is leader of only one of the four major sects of Tibetan Buddhism). Remember even His Holiness Pope Francis speaks only for Catholics and not all Christians (even if some Catholics say if you're not Catholic you've fallen away from the one true Christian church). If there is a temple or a group of Buddhists near you consider getting in touch, bearing in mind that Buddhism is broad and it may take a while to find a group or a school that is right for you.
@@igrim4777 As I understand it Buddhism does not involve a belief in any "god" or "gods" such as we're used to in the Western religions. I'm a former Catholic but cannot condone "judgements" or "doctrines" or anything that can be used to control and have power over other humans. I regard all living beings as sentient and deserving of respect. We are all part of everything. Jesus and Buddha can offer you great peace if you step away from the "doctrine" that would control and go towards that which promotes peace and equality of persons. Morals with no rules but with great strength. God cannot condemn you as "He" or "She" is your creator, if Creator is needed.
@@b.a.d.2086 I suppose that would depend upon what you meant by Western religions. If you meant ancient Greek gods or pagan Norse gods, I'd disagree. Those western religions don't seem all that different in concept to me to the various pantheons of Indian sub-continent gods. Such gods are acknowledged to exist by Buddhists starting from early days where it is said in Buddhist texts that they watched over the Buddha in his past lives and rejoiced at his final birth. They are believed in, that is, they are believed to exist, but there is no requirement to worship them. If by western religions you mean Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) I'd say these are all Eastern religions, just not Far Eastern. But I would agree that the concept they bring of a supreme creator god is foreign to Buddhism which rejected the need for a supreme creator, albeit without necessarily denying such a creator existed, there just isn't anything for the creator to do.
After the Moravians I attended Catholic school . I Consider Buddhists to be Peacemakers Word and Deed. (If you have studied the Noble Eightfold Path) In Matthew Chapter 5 | Verse 9, Holy Jesus of NAZARETH Taught his Disciples. “ Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." PEIY Please Examine It Yourself SINCERELY,
@@ScreamingReel500 It is not known to everyone. But Hindus are familiar with the TRIMURTI. They are Supreme Gods. So there is no Monotheist who will explain anything about God to Him. And don't twist his Words. He Said 'Blessed are the Peacemakers' . And NOT 'Blessed are the Peacemakers who are my followers' . Sincerely,
@@ScreamingReel500 It is not known to everyone. But Hindus are familiar with the TRIMURTI. They are Supreme Gods. So there is no Monotheist who will explain anything about God to Him. And don't twist his Words. He Said 'Blessed are the Peacemakers' . And NOT 'Blessed are the Peacemakers who are my followers' . Sincerely,
@@hermankarsowidjojo6771 "He who is not with me is against me" is a phrase that appears in the Bible, in the books of Matthew and Luke. It is spoken by Jesus to express that there is no neutral position in relation to him. He who is not with me can also be translated as he who is not wanting to be with me. He who does not gather with me can also mean he who does not assist in my ministry, or he who does not join together with me. He who does not gather with me scatters or disintegrates. The phrase implies that those who are not aligned with Jesus are opposed to him and his mission, and that they cause division and destruction. Surely brother, I don't want to twist His words. He is the Judge not other gods when you die or all people and angles who He created. Buddhism is a belief that against and contradicts with Christainity. You can be a peacemaker with them now as to keep peace and not killing each other. But at judgement time when all face Him, no one has a choice of being Christain and believe in reincarnation of Buddhism. Many false prophets come in sheep cloths calling themselves followers of Christ and peacemakers teaching heresies. The heresy of 'relativism'.
I do think Catholicism is the greatest Christian religious Institution in the world. Best and oldest branch Christianity in the West. There is in it everything one can think of. Good and evil are characteristics involving all religious institutions all over the world including buddhist ones. But the genuine practitioner from any spiritual denomination are always safe. When the heart, the mind is truly pure one can walk freely and benefit from any religious institution. This is because when the mind is pure it guides and protects one from evil.
"As a Catholic, how can I relate to Buddhism?" That's easy, you both believe in fairy tales. That's an easy way to relate. Exchange idea's in the way of make belief.
This monk does not know the 10 commandments and not follow the 1st commandment. His false god taught him he can obtain salvation by himself which is contradicts Christian's belief. The fake catholic that come here and spill out heresy against the teachings that he/she claims to belong.
The buddha is not a god first and foremost and for many buddhist he's not a deity second of all your applying a very christian veiw of salvation which( by the way isn't even shared amongst all Christians) to a foreign religion like buddhaism which is highly complex and varied with numerous sects,traditions,schools,etc and the like just like the religion you practice and believe in
Because Truth is the utmost important. If we don't know the Truth, then we do not know where we come from and where we are going. If we have soul or not, if it matters if we are good or bad. Where did our mind come from? Our parents definitely did not give us our mind. Beliefs are contradicting each other's, either all of them are wrong or only one of them is right.
@@ScreamingReel500 the mind is an emergent property that is caused due to physical or more accurately naturalistic processes it is heavily embedded with the brain and includes multiple faculties
Thank you for this. I was raised Catholic and I’m still a practicing Catholic today. I will cherish this particular video. Thank you. I’m not Buddhist, but I follow all of Thay’s teachings. He was/is truly a blessing.
I did not know he passed away
@@AurelienCarnoy 22 January of this year (2022) in Vietnam so maybe news broke on the 21st for some people.
I too am a Catholic, and have been following the wisdom of Thay, Rupert Spira, Alan Watts, Fr Keating, Fr Richard Rohr and Thomas Merton. As a result my spiritual life has flowered and my love for, and better understanding of God as the Ultimate Reality, Supreme Consciousness, the Ground of Being ( and definitely NOT an object; and certainly not a man!). My whole life has changed for the better and my twice daily meditations/ centring prayer, incorporating Thay's breathing technique, are the perfect joy of my day. Be united with the Buddha Nature, dearest Thay, and rest in perfect peace!
Well said. Your words are inspiring. 🙏 thank you.
@@estebanb7166 You are welcome. Glad we think the same way, together with so many others. Be blessed!
Thank you. I have a friend who is both Catholic and Buddhist.
That is nonsensical and a oxymoron
@@miguelatkinsonjudgement is also nonsensical
He must very courageous. A lot of critiques are coming in this path. Also a spirit very alive can be perceived from de inside. I hope Jesus can join us and understand us, because if church is suffering, we could add some of our mindful practice to smile and understand, too. The greatest thing about Buddhism in the Plum Village tradition is that without God, we could never let lotuses grow out of suffering.
Fantastic Master . His path deserves to be followed . Namasté 🙏
I read his book ~ coming home Jesus and Buddha are brother ! Very inspiring ! Thank you Thay🙏🌻
한국 자막으로 들을수있으면 얼마나 행복할까요
영상올려주시는 분께 감사드립니다
시간만 되면 스님 영상만 보며 공부합니다 ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤
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I Love the topic here the moment i saw catholic i had to click, my wife to be is catholic making me also by extension thank you so much for continuing to put out such wholesome educational content
Thank you so much for this beautiful short retreat and lovely greetings from Germany 🌻🌞🕊️
Thank you.
Grazie tante Thay and Sangha as well,
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This is so important today with all that's going on around the globe...
Simple yet true statements that are so very relevant given the most recent world events. Suspicion, hate and anger…mmmm there’s no denying there’s a lot of that around.
Beautiful..
That's true. Our enemies are hate, ignorance...
❤
I am a christian and my family are all christian. we pray together at night and read the bible. I respect all religion and I like the teaching of Buddha. I like to listen the dhamma. I try to follow the breathing techniques. But sometimes I feel difficult and don't understand how to practise both religion at same time. Buddha said is not God and Jesus claims that he is son of god. Pls someone explain to me
Buddha was a human being with many previous incarnations. He found enlightenment and realized God consciouness/enlightenment. Christ was a higher astral being who decended directly from heaven or in Buddhism its called nirvana. Dont get caught up in the words they point beyond themselves. Words are not the same thing as what they are describing they point to reality beyond themselves.
Buddha was a human being (not God) who became enlightened, like Jesus. He never claimed to be a God and his teachings, called the Dhamma, are teachings he found helpful from his viewpoint of enlightenment. But he said to never blindly follow anyone, not even himself, because by doing so you may not become enlightened either, because enlightenment was not here or there or can be “found” through study or understanding. Rather, it is realized and felt.
Hello :)
I am baptised Catholic, but never had any connection with this religion. I absolutely respect other people's faith in this religion, but cannot find any connection to it myself. I do participate in certain rituals, like Easter or Christmas, but more as a tradition and not with a Christian thought.
Buddhism, on the other hand, I am very interested in and feel more connected to.
Should I force myself and try to connect to the Christian faith because it is part of the culture or can I let it go?
My feeling is to let it go because it wouldn't be real.
Truly I don't know you but on general principles: You can let it go.
While this video, and much of Thich Nhat Hahn's teachings, promote some universality and compatibility of religions, dogmatically Christianity and Buddhism are at odds. While they have some general human values in common, far better for you to ride one pony than to try to have each foot in the stirrup of a different pony trotting along different paths at different speeds in different directions.
There's nothing stopping you from attending Mass with your family on dates of obligation if it makes them and you happy. Indeed you might find happiness in their belief and in the other congregants' since some Buddhist teachings emphasise recognising and identifying with one's spiritual master at the moment of death. That recognition is much easier if one has had a steady practice during life, such as attending Mass, reciting the Holy Rosary, etc. and so intimately knows Christ Jesus and the Blessed Virgin.
When you say you are interested in Buddhism, it sounds like Buddhism is something you only know a little about, so please be aware that it is a very deep and very broad religion. Possibly the differences between its various schools are greater than between Catholicism and Protestantism and Eastern Orthodox. On top of this you have a lifetime of familiarity with Christian thought and symbolism and acts of worship. Try not to be overwhelmed by needing to learn who is Amithabha or Guanyin or why a buddha's hand is raised one one statue but lowered on another.
Recognise that Thich Nhat Hanh speaks for only a small group as does His Holiness the Dalai Lama (who is leader of only one of the four major sects of Tibetan Buddhism). Remember even His Holiness Pope Francis speaks only for Catholics and not all Christians (even if some Catholics say if you're not Catholic you've fallen away from the one true Christian church).
If there is a temple or a group of Buddhists near you consider getting in touch, bearing in mind that Buddhism is broad and it may take a while to find a group or a school that is right for you.
@@igrim4777 As I understand it Buddhism does not involve a belief in any "god" or "gods" such as we're used to in the Western religions. I'm a former Catholic but cannot condone "judgements" or "doctrines" or anything that can be used to control and have power over other humans. I regard all living beings as sentient and deserving of respect. We are all part of everything. Jesus and Buddha can offer you great peace if you step away from the "doctrine" that would control and go towards that which promotes peace and equality of persons. Morals with no rules but with great strength. God cannot condemn you as "He" or "She" is your creator, if Creator is needed.
@@b.a.d.2086 I suppose that would depend upon what you meant by Western religions. If you meant ancient Greek gods or pagan Norse gods, I'd disagree. Those western religions don't seem all that different in concept to me to the various pantheons of Indian sub-continent gods. Such gods are acknowledged to exist by Buddhists starting from early days where it is said in Buddhist texts that they watched over the Buddha in his past lives and rejoiced at his final birth. They are believed in, that is, they are believed to exist, but there is no requirement to worship them.
If by western religions you mean Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) I'd say these are all Eastern religions, just not Far Eastern. But I would agree that the concept they bring of a supreme creator god is foreign to Buddhism which rejected the need for a supreme creator, albeit without necessarily denying such a creator existed, there just isn't anything for the creator to do.
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After the Moravians I attended Catholic school .
I Consider Buddhists to be Peacemakers
Word and Deed. (If you have studied the Noble Eightfold Path)
In Matthew Chapter 5 | Verse 9, Holy Jesus of NAZARETH Taught his Disciples.
“ Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
PEIY
Please Examine It Yourself
SINCERELY,
Is it matter if we are peacemaker and don't believe in God?
@@ScreamingReel500 It is not known to everyone.
But Hindus are familiar with the TRIMURTI. They are Supreme Gods. So there is no Monotheist who will explain anything about God to Him.
And don't twist his Words. He Said 'Blessed are the Peacemakers'
. And NOT 'Blessed are the Peacemakers who are my followers' .
Sincerely,
@@ScreamingReel500 It is not known to everyone.
But Hindus are familiar with the TRIMURTI. They are Supreme Gods. So there is no Monotheist who will explain anything about God to Him.
And don't twist his Words. He Said 'Blessed are the Peacemakers'
. And NOT 'Blessed are the Peacemakers who are my followers' .
Sincerely,
@@hermankarsowidjojo6771 "He who is not with me is against me" is a phrase that appears in the Bible, in the books of Matthew and Luke. It is spoken by Jesus to express that there is no neutral position in relation to him. He who is not with me can also be translated as he who is not wanting to be with me. He who does not gather with me can also mean he who does not assist in my ministry, or he who does not join together with me. He who does not gather with me scatters or disintegrates. The phrase implies that those who are not aligned with Jesus are opposed to him and his mission, and that they cause division and destruction.
Surely brother, I don't want to twist His words. He is the Judge not other gods when you die or all people and angles who He created. Buddhism is a belief that against and contradicts with Christainity. You can be a peacemaker with them now as to keep peace and not killing each other. But at judgement time when all face Him, no one has a choice of being Christain and believe in reincarnation of Buddhism. Many false prophets come in sheep cloths calling themselves followers of Christ and peacemakers teaching heresies. The heresy of 'relativism'.
"No servant can serve two masters."
I do think Catholicism is the greatest Christian religious Institution in the world. Best and oldest branch Christianity in the West. There is in it everything one can think of.
Good and evil are characteristics involving all religious institutions all over the world including buddhist ones. But the genuine practitioner from any spiritual denomination are always safe. When the heart, the mind is truly pure one can walk freely and benefit from any religious institution. This is because when the mind is pure it guides and protects one from evil.
"As a Catholic, how can I relate to Buddhism?" That's easy, you both believe in fairy tales. That's an easy way to relate. Exchange idea's in the way of make belief.
I will pray for you.
Then try to understand why ridicule is any different than any other form of violence.
Did you actually watch the video?
He did talk about "ignorance" here, and you've got it in spades....
This monk does not know the 10 commandments and not follow the 1st commandment. His false god taught him he can obtain salvation by himself which is contradicts Christian's belief. The fake catholic that come here and spill out heresy against the teachings that he/she claims to belong.
The buddha is not a god first and foremost and for many buddhist he's not a deity second of all your applying a very christian veiw of salvation which( by the way isn't even shared amongst all Christians) to a foreign religion like buddhaism which is highly complex and varied with numerous sects,traditions,schools,etc and the like just like the religion you practice and believe in
@@miguelatkinson If there is no mind before the human mind, you created your own mind, which is impossible and illogical.
@@ScreamingReel500 how does this relate to what I am saying ?
Because Truth is the utmost important. If we don't know the Truth, then we do not know where we come from and where we are going. If we have soul or not, if it matters if we are good or bad. Where did our mind come from? Our parents definitely did not give us our mind. Beliefs are contradicting each other's, either all of them are wrong or only one of them is right.
@@ScreamingReel500 the mind is an emergent property that is caused due to physical or more accurately naturalistic processes it is heavily embedded with the brain and includes multiple faculties
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