How Buddha helps to be a better Christian: Richard Rohr
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Richard Rohr, O.F.M. is an American Franciscan friar ordained to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church in 1970. He is a known inspirational speaker and has published numerous recorded talks and books, including The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation, Yes, And...: Daily Meditations, Immortal Diamond: The Search for Our True Self, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life, The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See, and Eager to Love: The Alternative Way of Francis of Assisi.
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A book for further consideration Living Budda Living Christ by
Thich Nhat Hahn.For me it doesn't have to be one or the other.
MY favorite book!! ad Richard Rohr is outting this altogether for me!
I am a practicing Buddhist Christian. I find the two to be very complementary but also enhancing in my relationship with God and God's body. I have gained wonderful new insights into the Kingdom of God through meditation. The Buddhist concepts of No-self, impermanence, and interconnectedness have provided great liberation for me as I walk with God. Jesus's teachings have become enlighted as I read them in a new lens of my practice. The dualities that plagued my faith most of my life no longer imprison me. Christianity made me want to be a better person, but as the Apostle Paul says- What I want to do I don't do and what I end up doing is not what I want to do. Practicing Buddhism has facilitated a greater ability to be congruent and given me a path of "how" to follow Christ, not just a desire. I would have probably walked away from my Christian faith had I not found Buddhism.
Thank you for posting this. I really appreciate your perspective. 🙏🏼
buddhism has helped me, and i love christ. yet some of their teachings haven't easily connected for me. some christians say "god is 'everywhere' ". buddhists say "wisdom/love/the dharma (god) 'is' everything ". it's only recently that i may be getting a sense of their connection, the two perspectives. thing is, i likely new age perspectives, the "even greater works" christ is quoted as speaking of.
I think if the meditation part is done respectfully, towards God, it is possibly the best way to pray.
same here
@@holarc I fled from Christianity to embrace Buddhism, and even became a Buddhist monk in a Tibetan Tradition for 12 years. Amazingly, I found that the more I practiced and studied Dharma, especially teachings on emptiness and the non-dual mind and the heart of compassion, the more I was drawn back to Jesus! I recognized Jesus as the perfect "Buddhist", and eventually realized that the wisdom and compassion i was working to develop in meditation were mine for the asking just by allowing His presence to dwell within me. I have not gone back to church, but I have a much richer relationship with Jesus now.
As many have said here in the comments, once you begin to learn how to step out of the non-dual mind, the better you understand the teachings.
Christianity IS and always will be a relationship and NOT a set of doctrines!
I understand your struggle with trying to bring together the western and eastern teachings. Just remember that God is bigger than any explanation about Him, and is outside of the non-dual mind. He contains many paradoxes that look like contradictions to us, including the paradox of transcending the universe while being immanent within it at the same time!
God dwells in time with us, while living outside of time.
Let love be your guide. Buddhism taught me Wisdom and Compassion, and both of these minds are one in Christ.
Coming from a many generations Christian family of both sides. Studied, pracriced, believed with all my strength dedication and zeal. Preached on the streets, in church, in bible collage as a dean. Just so you may understand who is speaking here. I have always considered all other religions as filthy demonic disease and the works of satan and not to be looked or touched. After 20 years in ministry things that accumulated in me started to crack my shell. Biblical contradictions, hypocrisy, immorality, division, lack of love, wretched personalities and lives, collapsing marriages and a list goes on. The church is a mess and disgrace in the light if Jesus. It took Papa a few years to deconstruct the mess of doctrines and dogmas taught be man made religion. About two months ago I was strong and brave enough to be led to look into those other "evil" works of the devil. Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and to my shock and awe I find my beloved Daddy God, my loving Papa in them in all only in a different form and cultural setting and language. This is glorious and so much how I always knew Him deep inside but the prison walls of dogmas forced me to ignore. I also agree that Buddhism or Taoism is actually more advanced and scientific than Christianity. Simply because they remained focused on the majors and kept developing them. They even have a system for body health incorporated into spiritual principles like quigong, taichi, meditation or joga. Me, the once Christian superior warrior now feeling humbled and realised that I was the one deceived by an evil religion. Not Jesus but religion that followed after. Christianity must reset itself of will be no more as it's seen already. God is love and love has no retribution, punishment, torment, as a false god of modern day's organised Christianity has. Yes its good news to All mankind indeed.
If you find God in all religions then you are deceived and even the ELECT CAN BE DECEIVED! Listen to SATAN's lies and you will find out on Judgement day where you will go if you serve Satan and his LIES!
@@markford2227 THANK YOU!!!! I can't believe they let this heretic run around spewing this garbage. The end is truly nigh
@Sheryl Helms Love your response.
Beautiful response! Amen a thousand times!
@Sheryl Helms Love your response too 💗 This is absolutely how I feel when I read those comments about hate, fear, and damnation. Thank you!
Jesus shows us the Love of God, Buddha teaches us how to live in God's Love...
the religion and the philosophy...perfect
no this is untrue, Buddha said there was no God or gods
@@marcokite , you know why Buddha tell that? Buddha doesn't want people speculate about God so it is better to focus on meditation and our own weakness than to focus on God.
Willy Illuminatoz Buddha wanted to teach people on how to enlighten themselves on how to seek their inner god because we are own god we created this materialistic universe . Buddha wanted to teach on how to liberate people from this universe and reach our inner god our true selves
Sir why compare Lord Buddha.. Nd Jesus.. I can't understand.. Plz....what happing
The issue that I take with modern Christianity is that it invokes separation - in this case, Buddhism and Christianity - where it isn't called for. Modern Christianity also teaches nothing about the mind and how to properly manage it - and that the mind is ultimately not who you are. Buddha taught all of these things and with uncanny precision, as Fr. Rohr alludes to.
Studying Buddhism can make you a better Christian. Loving Christ can make you a better Buddhist.
That's it brother. THAT IS THE TICKET. No separation needed. great comment.
As a pure Buddhist, I love Jesus but not believe on god :)
And I would like to add that loving your neighbor as thyself makes you a better human being and a more elevared soul.
Namaste .
I share that same belief. I believe that studying Buddhism can help me become a better Christian. I do not care what others think of my decision. My end goal is to obey Jesus by any means necessary. Therefore, if I have to study Buddhism to become a better Christian, that's what I will do
The sad thing is, Christianity did teach at one point about the mind and how to properly manage it including how to approach Reality, at least when it was still young and before it became heavily institutionalized.
Aside from Judaism, Stoicism was a heavy influence and it's like the western equivalent to Taoism/Budhism. You'd think it might be heresy since the early stoics technically sorta have a God they call "Logos" (but not really a God, more like a higher force of being that emanates across the universe, mostly translating to Reason, Order and Logic) but Saint John, literally Jesus's Favorite apostle used that exact stoic concept to describe Him which by the way, I think should get him into a lot of trouble if we are really being that strict with not using outside sources.
Just really think about it, you'd think academic Christians would be against studying philosophers like Plato and Marcus Aurelius' because they are pagans who never knew Jesus and yet we literally have Saints like Saint Augustine of Hippo and Saint Thomas Aquinas borrowing from them or at the very least using their theory and concepts to explain Christian concepts (and that's not even mentioning the Academic Institutions that the church built). If anything, most Christians in their early days up including the council of Nicaea were a lot more practical and scientific than what a lot of people today realize.
Then for some reason and I don't know why, probably because they got big, they started obsessing over the details and the text of the doctrine. Today we have a mixture of toxic hippie feel good nonsense and dogmatic conservatism, it's a mess. I almost completely lost faith if I had not used the lenses of different philosophies and religions to understand what the heck I was even practicing.
I understand what Father Richard Rohr is saying from my own experiences and understanding of Buddhism. I learned Buddhist Philosophy in the University and have went to a Vipassana meditation. I also learned the wisdom of Buddha from the writings of the Poli Canon.
Yea, I don't get into the Metaphysics or Epistemology of Buddhism. Buddha did not required that nor did he answered those type of questions when he was asked. You are right about that, Father Rohr. I don't know much about Buddhism as a religion and have no interest. The Philosophy and Practice does make me a better Christian. This is true.
I have observed what Father Rohr have said about some Christians arguing and debating each other for decades. I have noticed Christians who practice Buddhism are more loving and more compassionate as Jesus asked us to be. I can see how important it is to be compassionate towards the people God ask us to help: widows, poor, homeless, orphans, sick, afflicted, etc....
Dear fr. Richard, thank you. Listening to you is receiving internal wisdom. I am so fortunate to have you in my life. Although we have never met,reading your books and listening to you on the internet makes me feel as thou I have met you. I find a kindred spirit in you. God be with you dear Richard.
The Bible is God’s words and is all we need. All we need is Jesus not Buddhism. Repent or perish. Jesus would not approve of this. He teaches us everything, how to love God, how to love others, how to be holy, how to get to heaven and have eternal life. Believe on the gospel of Jesus Christ, repent and you will be saved. You’re leading many people astray from Him that’s a great sin.
So true all my Buddhists study and meditation has made me a much greater student of Christ
Christianity "helps" me become a worse Buddhist
Lies Buddhist is idols
@@liemtuyetofficialchannel1294 no you are wrong. You are not a even a buddhist. Because you hate. Hate is not for Christianity and Buddhism.
I agree with you . Buddha and Jesus have been in my life ever since I was 12 years of age and I am now 68 . Life doesn't get any better.
I am a Catholic but have been fascinated by Budddhism and their teaching for a while. I have wanted to embrace that because I really felt that "complement" to what I believed as a Catholic. Unfortunately I seem to be made to feel guilty for that ... until now. Now I have been enlightened. Thanks Fr Richard Rohr.. I'm heartened by your sharing.
Pray for discernment. Buddhism is false because it fails to recognize the true nature of God and the fallen nature of man. Only by uniting ourselves to the redemption of man accomplished by Christ's sacrifice on the cross will we be "enlightened." This is the exact reason Christ gave us the Mass, the only form of worship God desires. It connects us to that redemption spiritually and physically. Buddha's eightfold path won't even come close. We must be focused on God and not ourselves. That's the deception we must avoid. Best wishes.
Liberation from guilt isn’t necessarily freedom.
@@miselemondele How childish, let the woman do whatever she wants. Why do so many christians always try to convert people? Where is the respect?
@@ikemadi6265 Christians try to convert people because we're followers of Christ and that's what He told us to do. Christ was God, aka the Creator of the universe, come to our society as a man in order to redeem the human race. The only ticket to Salvation comes through the Church He established and Christ was very specific about this.
Veronica claimed to be a Catholic and I was warning her about falling under the influence of this con artist Richard Rohr. He's a fake, up one side and down the other. You haven't shown much "respect" by butting into something you know nothing about and then advocating for her to be lied to so she can feel comfortable? That's what is childish. As Catholics we stand for the Truth; not just personal gratification.
@@miselemondele As catholics you stand for YOUR truth, not THE truth. Why don't you simply welcome those who wish to join your ranks instead of preaching? It's pretty annoying when you have people believing themselves to be superior and expecting everyone to see the world as they do. THAT'S CHILDISH
A Bodisattva help me become a Christian, I converted from a Buddhist into a Christian. God came to save me at middle night, just me and God alone.
If Jesus is who He said He is then Christianity isn't a religion, it's just the truth. A huge difference in the 2 belief systems is that Sidartha Gautama (the original Buddah) did not claim to be sinless. He tried to the best of his ability to reach that state. It was never claimed that Jesus 'reached' that state, but that He always 'was' in it, His references to being God are not claims made by Sidartha. Essentially they are not actually saying the same things at all. Again, if Jesus is who He said He is, then Sidartha, who sought truth would believe in Jesus as well. It really isn't a versus type of thing. I very much like 'zen'. I very much like 'aspects' of many things . I claim to know what I know because of Jesus, if he's not who He says He is then no one should believe in Him, but if He is ..... (you can probably tell by my capital 'h's what 'I' believe.)
My family was buddhist.
I'm protestant Christian.
I was appalled a few days back on the absense( not lack of sympathy) in our Bible study group leaders response towards animals killed.
I have recently turned vegetarian ( except I still eat fish). I tried to show the brutal heart wrenching videos of Mammals enduring generations of suffering for our selfish taste buds.
I was appalled by our Bible study group leaders arrogant response that they are his food. And ask how about the suffering of the animals, should we ignore it. His answer made me realize there is no love in his heart. He said yes ignore it.
I know there are Christians out there that God gave a good heart seeking for answer. I pray that the church leaders will teach the right teachings that there are many commandments in the Bible that show we longer need meat.
The answer is within the Bible.
Wrong leaders teaching the wrong interpretation of verses that is creating the problem
God's Original plan
Genesis 1:29
And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. tYou shall have them for food.
Bec of the flood and with no Vegetation
We were allowed to eat.
If the vegetation is back. Then there is no need to eat meat.
In case if emergencies like famine calamities. Meat can be eaten.
GOD Does not change.
It's only these heavy meat eating leaders that want to interpret it that the permission to eat was never taken back.
Psalms 40:6
Sacrifice and offering you did not desire- but my ears you have opened - burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.
Proverbs 27:23: "Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds."
God loves His Animals.
Proverbs 23:20
Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat
Micah 6:8 is a verse commonly cited to compel people to act in times of injustice: “Do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God.”
Isaiah 1 11
The multitude of your sacrifices-
what are they to me?” says the Lord.
“I have more than enough of burnt offerings,
of rams and the fat of fattened animals;
I have no pleasure
in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.
Hosea 6:6-7 ESV
For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Animals are for farm work not food
Deuteronomy 22:10
Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.
Pairing animals of different sizes and strength will put a strain on the smaller animal or both.
Contrast that to the condition of modern day animals farming that the calf is taken away after birth. Pigs caged for 4 yrs to give birth again ang again in confined cages.
Psalm 104 14
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
( plants for food for men)
It's ironic that Buddhism doesn't need anyone's help but Buddha. But Christianity needs the help of Buddha.
It means Christianity is incomplete.
God's love is to give you a life. physical and mental health, it is your responsibility. So why does the bible seem many violence, discrimination, which is the same as karma
It should be noted that the Buddhists also believe in "anatman" a Sanskrit word meaning "non self", which essentially means there is nothing permanent about us, as corporeal beings (including a soul). This might be a departure from Christianity if you believe in an immutable (unchanging) soul. Great thing about Buddhism is that you can examine its tenets and if you disagree based on the evidence decide not to believe that tenet (or admit it is unknowable). I like the parable I read in a book by the Thai Therevada Buddhist monk Buddhadasa Bhikku (he reinstated forest monasteries in Thailand). A bunch of Religious leaders are led into a dark room, inside of which is an elephant (representing the whole and ultimately unknowable truth). They are asked to touch the truth and describe it. Anybody holding the tail will believe it is long and skinny and with a tuft of hair at the end. The people holding ears will say "the truth is large and smooth and flat". Those at the rear end may believe the truth is wrinkly and HUGE. If we flick the light switch on all the wise leaders come out of the dark and bathed in the light of TRUTH realise "Christ! Buddha! Allah!....we've all been grasping at the same thing?".
i think Christians need to do a better job and not condemn all religions of the world
I am a Third Order of St Francis member and I think the skills the Buddha teaches are very relevant to my faith.
There's a book you should read called "Living Buddha, Living Christ".
Islam is a religion that calls for the worship of the One and Only God, there is no god but Him and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God Islam is a religion that calls for tolerance and non-racism, and Islam talks about the Prophet Jesus and his mother Mary in the Qur’an،
@Red Apple You know that you are a liar, you only take what you should hate Islam, this is your fault Islam is the fairest religion and the Qur’an is the fairest book. If you dig deep, you will see that. In the West, they give you weak and false reasons that make you hate Islam. . I don't know where I read this
I’m not sure I see how Buddhism and Christianity can be equated quite as easily as some suggest. Surely they are paths which are built upon entirely different premises? They have entirely different approaches when answering the basic question, ‘Why is there suffering?’. Christianity is built upon the notion that we suffer because of sin, because a loving God imposed suffering upon humanity as a result of disobedience. Buddhism is built upon the notion that we suffer because of ignorance, because we do not see the world as it really is. Ignorance and sin are not the same thing albeit they may often overlap. Christians need a sacrifice to be redeemed whereas Buddhists plunge deep into the nature of the human mind is in order to overcome ignorance. These ‘solutions’ are not the same. Of course Christians can cherry-pick some of the techniques of Buddhism but that is all.
You are mistaken in thinking that Christians need a blood sacrifice to be redeemed. Richard Rohr explains that well.
It WAS a prevailing thought in the past though.
@@thomasdimattia3556 Since the word blood is of significance to you I have removed it from my comment. It has no bearing on the meaning of what I want to express, which is the difference between the two systems.
Neil, let me rephrase my poor comment. It was thought in the past the thinking of atonement. That is not thought of as immature.
You are right. Christians believe in God and eternal heaven. Buddhists, on the other hand, do not believe in God and teach the strange concept of Nirvana- the notion that life, until the destruction of particular universes, is repeated over and again in a realm of suffering, unless one can reach practically unobtainable enlightenment.
@@dannyneville1310 So, what have we demonstrated here? What we have revealed is little, or nothing, regarding Truth. Instead, we have shown the depth of our ignorance and the shallowness of our understanding. We show how superficially we assess and judge words. Instead of going beyond our own prejudice, we allow it to dictate our limited view. Everything said is wrong because words can only point, never reveal.
In the words of the Christian mystic, Meister Eckhart, when we can let go of all our ideas and concepts, drop all our childish, naive thoughts, we enter into the Silence. Then, when we learn unknowing, maybe, just maybe, we approach that which is beyond approaching.
No intercesors Jesús Christ said im the only way truth AND life .
Not really sure I’m going to buy into this, but I had to check it out.
I don't think he wants anyone to "buy" anything he's saying. I see it as an invitation. There are some beautiful Buddhist teachings. And mindfulness (observing your breath and body sensations) is a gift to this world on anxious and stressed and traumatized humanity. Ultimately Buddah taught observation and compassion. In my understanding. I have no religious affiliation.
Respect! I am a buddhist from 🇱🇰sri lanka !
I am also Sri Lankan
u r foolish man
Your lucky at age 21 to being into philosophy at that age,.a very mature mind.
Its all about Jesus Christ period. Nothing more nothing less. The blood of Jesus!!!
The problem i have is when Christians say your going to live an eternal hell for practicing buddhism...
It puts this red light feeling, this fear in your head, that your not going to do good enough
And that isnt love. All men are infallible especially over many years.
There are so many denominations of Christianity. Which is the right one? The right way? Its all about works.
If its about works then why would Jesus give us galatians 3
And buddhism has given me a light out of the tunnel of feeling like I am not good enough as a Christian. It brings me inner peace. Inner peace is good. What better is it to be bitter inside as a Christian without self peace.
No one has all the answers. Its your journey. I still love Jesus and he knows it. As for doctrines and religions, none of them are correct.
I know what I feel and im certain of what I feel and I want to be happy living not always feeling like i am striving to be accepted.
That's a proper confession right there, you keep it up, that daily practice, that ever vigilant awareness of being loving in the moment. You are love, if you believe that and come back to it again and again you'll be great.
That's wrong. Christianity is all about Jesus not ourselves. The reason you thought it's about "being good enough" is because you were taught works salvation and not the true gospel of the grace of God. The Bible flatout tells us we're not good enough thus God made a way for us to be reconciled to Him by receiving the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ. Going to heaven is so easy it does not require anything of us except faith in Jesus as our only means of salvation. Forget Buddhist nonsense and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.
The lamps are different, but the light is the same
you've said it all. Well said. If what you meant is all religions lead to God I totally agree with you (although in Buddhism Nirvana is "God"). And if you believe Christianity is the only way to God, well there's no point in watching this video and argue about it.
Buddhism is all about facts and self experience. Christianity is about monopolism.
So the competition is unmatched. it's a shame that the Christians invite challenge.
"For in Christ dwells all the fullness of the Diety in bodily form"
Colossians 2:9
You dont need Buddha. Christ is sufficient.
Buddha is not a diety
@@trioraja7605
Indeed..
I'm speaking to the idea that there is Zero compatibility between Christ and Buddha excluding perhaps moral practice.
Buddhism is NOT life affirming.
Buddha's search began with his realization that life is ultimately futile because all things are impermanant.
One is moral, in buddhism, as a MEANS to an end.
Moksha, or relaese is the goal.
In Christianity love of thy neighbor is an end in itself. In other words the individual is AFFIRMED in Christianity.
Not so in Buddhism.
The individual in Buddhism is illusory
@@thuscomeguerriero ever heard of mahayana? Or zen? Or chan? Where you find meaning and purpose within everey moment uncluding loving your neighbour if you choose so, and besides dharma can be compatible with anything, if you dont see it sure go that path, that may be your dharma. Lol
@@trioraja7605
These aren't my words.
The Buddha himself began his journey to seek the answer to suffering after his encounter with sickness and death.
His "vision" of all the ladies and guests asleep in the palace as skeletons set him finally on his journey.
Early Buddhism..Theraveda is about moksha..not coming back.
It is the logical end of what started him on his journey.
That the cause of suffering..impermanence..contains also the key to release from suffering.
Impermanence also meaning no permanent self.
The realization of no self is enlightenment..the end of suffering.
Buddhism is not about making life better. Its about not coming back.
It is therefore nihilistic.
Thia is why i said mahayana, chan, zen, where the goal is not to trancend life, and moksha means living free from suffering, u know u get to love god without fearing him
Thank you... "… view all the Prophets and Messengers of God as one soul and one body, as one light and one spirit..." ~ Baha'i Writings
"I pray that they may all be one" - Jesus Christ
This is BLASPHEMY!
We don’t need “Buddhism”, Jesus is all we needed, not “Buddha”
True Christianity focuses on the Truth that "God became man so that man could become God." Humility, nonjudgement, moderation, service, fraternity, and nonconfrontation are the original teachings of the Christ. All else is corruption.
God gives us many ways to reach it. I’m asian to the bottom of my heart so I find buddha and buddism is comfortable! Bread and wine is just not a thing for me 😂But I love Jesus too! Love his words so much! Definitely he was the chosen one!
Can you do the buddhists eightfold path and be a Christian?
This is deception at its finest. Whoever dilutes themselves into thinking that Jesus Christ and any other diety, or ideology, or anything of this world can be compatible with Him, the One and Only true God, has clearly not read the Gospels.
Christ did not leave any room for any other profit, messiah, or God to take place with Him. YOU'RE EITHER WITH HIM OR AGAISNT HIM. And this so called priest is clearly against him.
Sorry, but us Christians ONLY need Our Lord Jesus Christ. This title is complete nonsense.
My fellow Christians could learn to quit acting obnoxious and throwing their faith in people's faces to try and put them down. Their self righteous behavior casts a bad light on us and drives people away from Jesus.
So that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Eph 4:14
This is a doctrine of syncretism which is NOT Biblical… friends, check out the Bible for yourself… Deuteronomy 6 and 18; John 1, 6, and 20. Please, read it for yourself as Mr Rohr is using scripture out context. This is the fallacy of Equivocation.
Sir, from my perspective, the Christian religion is so filled with flaws that to graft Buddhism onto it will do little to rid it of its deeply mistaken social and theological contradictions. I was chatting to a fellow member of our sangha here in Taiwan, and he mentioned how difficult it was to undo the damage caused by western missionaries when Taiwanese fall into one of their churches, and then return to the sangha. We have to “undo” so much baggage: homophobia, misogyny, hell-obsessions, sex-guilt, and a deeply cruel mindset of “us” and “them”. Forgive me sir, but nothing good comes out of your religion - except, perhaps, as a stark contrast that allows us to better see the beauty of the Dhamma.
🤦 all you guys in the comments need jesus, not the jesus you guys have made up in your mind either, the bible is all we need, this is coming from a ex buddhist growing up.
Buddhism is common sense: practice being aware of your emotions so that you learn from them. As a Christian, you might have aversion to other religions, but you should not have aversion common sense.
Thank you for that. Being Christian is of no value if you are intellectually dishonest about it. Eastern religion is far more developed in 'epistemology'
The west has a problem with balkanized epistemology.
Buddhism provides a blueprint for right living.
I was just thinking about this today. Christians dont have a word for karma. But they describe it in the bible. The closest thing to enlightenment is sanctification. But sanctification is up to God (mostly) enlightenment is up to the person. Then there is reincarnation. Reincarnatiom doesnt exist in christianity. But reincarnation is certainly preferable to hell.
The worldview is radically different between Buddhism and that of Christ. Buddhism teaches there is no permanent self, not substantive self. All of its practices are designed toward a realization of that so that there will be no more rebirth. Christ talked about individuals and recognized each person as made in the image of God.
If there is no evil, there is no good. Good and evil are self evidently true. For love to be eternal, hate has to be a real thing. Duality is true, but one day there will be only love. Jesus Christ is Lord. Matter will be made eternal and is in the process of being made eternal through his Spirit.
the bible say you can't serve to masters for you would hate the one and love the other.
There is no master in Buddhism to serve. There is nothing in Buddhism to compete with God.
its not teaching the way in which youve identified it here im afraid. that quote refers to our attention being split.
As in, split between serving God and focusing on making money?
Amen Antonio! I’m not sure why a Christian would need to reach outside Gods Word, and the Holy Spirit. Christ ~ +++++ … “I Am the way, the truth, and the life! No man goes to the Father, but by me.” Buddhism isn’t truth. Christ is truth. This man is a heretic.
Well no surprise because we more evidence that Buddha just means enlighten one or in the light
I worry that you would lead us into hidden mystical things that are forbidden, and away from a simple faith in Christ. Deut 29:29
Then you never understood rabbi Yeshua in the first place - he preached radical Torah observance, not its abandonment for pagan traditions!
There’s no way I would seek “Buddhism” to help me be a better “Christian”, Jesus taught US all we need to know, and by saying “Buddhism” helps you, it’s saying Jesus wasn’t enough and you need more help which is blasphemy!
How dare you go outside the Bible to be better believers of the Bible.
You people are not followers of Christ and this will be brought up on your judgment!
why you mad? Try to Think on your own, use your brain. Bible is awesome but Respect words outside of the Bible too. Then speak.
the Question for all christian , you all know the shape of god ?? then tell me~~
Neither Judaism, Christianity nor Islam come from the West. He seems to be suggesting that instead of gazing upon God to know him, we should gaze upon ourselves. Very bad idea. I believe this guy is WAY off.
Very obviously working for The Enemy...leading the sheep astray
For those who would like to learn more about the Roman Catholic faith. Please check Fr Chris Alar from the Divine Mercy channel, series Explaining the faith. Bishop Robert Barron is highly recommended as well .God bless. Praise be Jesus Christ ! 💖✌
Maybe not a better Christian, but l can better understand Christ;*)
One truth many teachers.
A gift. 🙏
Most excellent!!!
Buddha didn't come to start a religion and Jesus (peace and blessings upon Him) didn't come to start a religion but over time their followers started them!! Did you know Buddha had a necklace made of cannibis hemp!!
I had a cat that loved the smell of hemp... 😸 It was really fun to watch her reaction.
Oh shut up. Jesus said 'i am the way the truth and the life' he also said 'upon this rock (talking about Peter who was to be the first pope) I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it" - so yes jesus did start a religion hence why he started a church
This is nonsense. All people can help you become a better Christian. Jesus works through all creation to draw us closer. Buddha needs Jesus. Christians dont specifically need Buddha. Christians need Jesus.
So you know better than this well educated Christian priest?
It's ironic that Buddhism doesn't need anyone's help but Buddha. But Christianity needs the help of Buddha.
Please continue to help us remove the veil of mystery and acknowledge the deepness and mystery of faith. When we continue to defend our tribal rules (without reflection) we miss the entire point of what Christianity is about.
Yeah, east and west is so hard to figure out.
Mysticism is not the way to God, it will become a stumbling block to truth. Buddha instructed initiates to detach from the world to overcome their suffering, but Jesus taught us to live in the world and to love our neighbor...I believe these ideas are irreconcilable. When you try to fuse Christianity with other religions it's called syncretism, it doesn't work because you dilute the power of the Gospel.
This poor guy is so lost... He clearly displays a complete lack of the Holy Ghost, which is how we know Jesus Christ. The Holy Ghost teaches us everything we need to know, and leads and guides our lives. 🙏🙏🙏
So, is it better to be Buddhist than Christian?
There is only one God, one Truth, one Reality, and there is nothing other than That.
Blatant syncretism.
Satan doesn’t need you to believe Buddhism. He just needs to believe Christ and His word isn’t enough. Christ died for me. 🎶 Love so amazing so divine. Demands my soul, my life, my all 🎵
Dizzying…
This is facts.
Both Jesus and Buddha are symbols of the Higher Self in all Beings, without exception. G-d's love is so powerful and all inclusive...it includes all people and all Beings without exception, regardless of religion, beliefs, race, sex, gender, politics. etc. G-d's love transcends all human mental constructs like religion and mythology.
not only christians it helps all of you to be better.
I'm a Muslim and I agree
Adam and Eve lost paradise when they ate from the tree of dualism.
Cain was so neurotic he murdered his brother.
Just imagine if the Israelites had known to practice quieting down their angry, lustful, coveteous minds through meditation? If instead of killing their enemies, they taught them the nature of mind and how to tame it. As it stands, the Bible is a depressing book about a people who just don't get it.
Really, the bible is a depressing book about a people who just don't get it? Get what? Jesus stated the scriptures testify of Him...the entire first 5 books...how much less then would 'the buddha' or so called Enlightened One know Him? The True Light had not yet come into the world. Christ The Wisdom of God the power of God. Is buddhism the Wisdom of God? Obviously not or he would have testified to him, yet the Spirit of Truth had not yet been given.
Stephen Sponsler why didn't the Israelites who were rescued from Egypt enter the promised land? Why was the tribe of Benjamin almost completely wiped out? Why was Israel exiled? Who murdered her Messiah? Yeah, it's depressing. If not for the resurrection, the book would be worthless.
The Old Testament is a depressing codex about people that just don’t get it. Many of them are fine examples of what not to do.
Wolf Jay The promised land is a spiritual state of mind that can change your surroundings and move mountains into the sea Moses did bring them there to the tabernacle and yes they didn’t all “get it”.
Spot on! Brilliant!! Fully agree with Father Richard. He's probably the one Catholic priest closest to my heart and my practice. The only thing I don't quite understand is how his bishop or the Pope haven't kicked him out of the Church yet for saying such "unusual" things ;)))
I think studying Eurasian cultures is a great way to explore how beliefs and philosophy has spread across most of the ancient world. We tend to forget about the silk road and all it's various out posts along the way.
If Christians & Muslims do not attach Buddhist practices like meditation & Kalama Sutta both will die out.
It just all started India where Paul made his journey and where Buddhism came from was infact india
Paul travelled all over the places of Persia, one of it could be India. With more learnings and broader wisdom he gained from India he was too ashamed (due to conscience stricken) to publicly declare the fact that Jesus must have been to India also. Remember how Jesus used to sit in solitude contemplating in the desert or mountain. While contemplating his spirit must have flown to India, that is the anclient Holy nation of the East.
I experienced the same feelings and insights of Luke Watson. Thank you for this program.
They even found lost about first niecene church in hidden Buddhist temple parchment dating back to the figure of Jesus sultras
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Until finding out Buddhism (I knew nothing about it; I thought Buddha was a god) I was only going through life suffering everyday and telling myself that one day I would find rest in Heaven. I was litteraly waiting to die, waiting for the pain to end. Buddhism, as well as Hinduism and Taoism, taught me how to let go, how to recieve God’s salvation while still alive. “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done!” And I began to love myself and everybody else, as Jesus told us to do. I finally understood the true nature of God, that He is not a person or an entity, but the very existence in it’s pure form. God is everywhere and at all times, God _is_ place and time, and we are born out of His love, out of His will and Consciousness. You know, the Holy Trinity is much like the Hindu gods, more of them, each with their own attributes, but one in essence. Just so, we humans are smaller Gods, each of us endowed with the power of love and awareness, and if we all did our part, all suffering would disappear and only pure bliss in unity would remain forever, for that is the only reality beyond these illusions. Even quantum physics back up my words. It just is right, it is true and that’s it.
At 1:00 he says that east and west represent the two halves of the brain. I’ve been in line with this theory for years, and I’m finally finding others that are seeing it as well.
One day someone will say “God works in mysterious ways” and someone else will say “yes, like UA-cam Algorithms!” And they will both be right 😂
I came to God's space through Buddhism, then I came to God by Ohm, then when the Ohm split, I replaced it with YHWH, and realized the eternal truth. I am a Hashem Hedonist. All my joy comes from the truth. Fr. Richard Rohr helped me get to HaShem.
Buddhism had made me a better catholic and follower of Jesus. Every morning, after reading one chapter of the bible, I will then read the book of Buddhism. God/teaches us to believe and have a relationship with the high power of the holiness where as Buddhism teaches me how to live in God’s love. A lot of people that I know criticize me on what I’m doing on how I make both Christianity and Buddhism apart of me. And I’m very grateful that I encountered this video. Buddhism is an everyday philosophy on how we have purposefully live on a daily basis and to continue on believing in The Lord.
Thank you Richard! This is something I've been longing to hear!
Well , you really don´t need budhist teachngs to be a better christian , you need to love Jesus to really fallow Jesus , Jesus is a Monument of Love.
I was 10 years in a buddhist cult , and it is not as nice as it seems.
Pls help me. How to do christian family prayer together if I want to practise buddhism
Buddhism is just a cart for for universal teachings
It doesn't need to be a religion for anyone
It can just be a wisdom for life
‘Practice it, just practice it and you will see for yourself.’
Very brave, articulate, and necessary talk you’ve given here. Thank you.
I'm praying for Richard Rohr that he finds the truth and stops spreading false ideology.
False ideology?
@@quickrat3348 Rohr claims to be a Catholic priest but all he teaches are false teachings found in New Age Luciferin bookstores and Masonic temples. He is a fraud and therefore should not be trusted.
@@miselemondele AHM... Dont know actually
Amen, i read his book today (wish i hadn't) 'The Divine Dance' which is full of heresy, i will pray tonight he turns to Christ and the Catholic Church. may St Francis pray for him
@@miselemondele - you are right, he does not teach the Catholic faith. his writings shock me
Jesus is the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE. NO ONE ELSE. I keep my eyes on Christ. His is my Lord and Savior. Buddha is not the incarnate God and he did not die for my sins.
Judas!
Great builder of enlightenment
buddhism has helped me, and i love christ. yet some of their teachings
haven't easily connected for me. christians say god is 'everywhere'.
buddhists say wisdom/love (god) 'is' everything. it's only recently that
i may be getting a sense of their connection, the two perspectives.
god can be everywhere by being everything
@@Deathfecater yes, i get that. but most religions and wisdom practices, except buddhism and perhaps teachings like theosophy, don't accept that god can be everything just because of being everywhere. they are more dualistic. they can not and do not accept that god includes or contains everything, including the hurtful or harmful or what is called evil.
You don't love God if you do then why are you BUDDHIST you just sold your soul dummy. Buddhist is an IDOL
Says the "Franciscan" - who is in worldly clothes, and a not monks habit . . . S.t Francis, Ora Pro Nobis ! Only Christ is our shepherd, Buddha is a wolf. Don't mislead the flock friar.
Jesus had the hart, Buddha had the way...
Jesus is the Way
@@Zack-kk5xr Christ was The Way, Jesus was the servant.
Jesus is the way not BUDDHIST YOU HAVE BEEN BLINDED
@Red Apple Ergo sum, non have the whole truth.
@Red Apple uhmmmm... ?
It is not Buddha or Hindu or philosophy it is Christianity opening it's mind to the holy spirit in the zame way Eastern religious are able to do .
Buddhism has a vast history of philosophical disputation and is not neutral about metaphysical questions. There have been direct realist Buddhists and idealist Buddhists and there is a vast academic literature about these disputes.
I follow buddhism and chritianity same time❤
You need to choose one among them because if you are following both it means you don't know really where you are going it's like driving a car not knowing where to go
But try to follow Christianity faith not mixing it with Buddhism pray and ask Jesus to reveal himself to you sooner you will know hesitate to who he is
Buddha is an idol that was created by the hands of human it does not hear it does not see it does to speak it is something that stay in one place
Wonderful video.