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**replicamuse** · 08-06-2012, 12:09 AM

I'm with Element on this one.

Jesus certainly was influenced by the Brahmanic ideas, while trying to reform his A-brahamic tradition.

One could take any of the countless 'spiritual masters' of this day as another example. They often stay within their inherited tradition but incorporate external practises like satipatthana. That doesn't mean they are Buddh-ist (even tho the term is stretchable), let alone monks.

I'm not a friend of hijacking others' names (Buddha in this case), even for the sake of reconciliation.

Jesus would say: "I'm not here to bring peace on earth, but to bring the 'sword' in order to separate the chaff from the grain."

But in the end, does it matter?:

08-06-2012, 12:09 AM	#12
replicamuse Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 476 Senior Member	I'm with Element on this one. Jesus certainly was influenced by the Brahmanic ideas, while trying to reform his A-brahamic tradition. One could take any of the countless 'spiritual masters' of this day as another example. They often stay within their inherited tradition but incorporate external practises like satipatthana. That doesn't mean they are Buddh-ist (even tho the term is stretchable), let alone monks. I'm not a friend of hijacking others' names (Buddha in this case), even for the sake of reconciliation. Jesus would say: "I'm not here to bring peace on earth, but to bring the 'sword' in order to separate the chaff from the grain." But in the end, does it matter?:
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