Christian Lessons from Zen Buddhism
By Lori Erickson
As a Christian, I've gained some of my most valuable insights into
spirituality from Zen Buddhism. During visits to monasteries in South
Korea and Japan, I've encountered exquisite beauties and powerful
insights that have greatly enriched my Christian faith.
I'm not alone in drawing inspiration from Zen. Thomas Merton and David
Steindl-Rast are among the many Christians who have been influenced by
this form of Buddhism, which is dominant in Japan but has spread
throughout the world. Here are ten things Christians can learn from Zen
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--- In [email protected], Jue Miao Jing Ming wrote:
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Good Morning Steve and anyone who is interested to help,
I wanted to incorporate a zen way to deepen the "Christian faith" on our
websites, but I don't know the Bible enough.
The intent is...
* To show that Chan/zen and christian faith are one of the same.
* Enabling the reading of the bible in a different light.
* Deepen our connection with God.
It could be a page or two, or an entire website, (if you have the time
to write the content and the newsletter). I can set it up.
This will be interlinked with http://www.chan-meditation.org
<http://www.chan-meditation.org> . It is now top ranked in google,
bing, yahoo with keyword -- chan meditation. (no quotation mark).
Also because we will be promoting Chan meditation beginning in April/May
with online Adword.
Many Thanks,
JM
