Is it acceptable for a Catholic to have a Buddha shrine?

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I just find guided meditations from Buddhists to be very relaxing.
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Many Saints - St. Alphonsus, St. Francis de Sales, St. Catherine of Genoa, St. Catherine of Siena, wrote books on the the spiritual life and/or meditation. St. John Chrysostom is called the Doctor of the Eucharist because he preached so marvelously on the Eucharist. His homilies are still read today. The Sayings of the Desert Fathers and The Ladder of Divine Ascent by St. John Climacus are spiritual classics in both East and West.

Seriously, there is so much good Catholic literature that it’s like swimming in the ocean.
 
I also have a statue of Buddha. Not the fat laughing one that many people think of as Buddha, but Siddhartha Gautama, the last historic Buddha. I practiced Zen meditation, long ago. It helps to relax the brain, letting go of the chaos in the mind—not a bad thing. I need time alone to do this, and I can’t do it now that my husband is retired and home all the time, so I no longer sit zazen. If you can find the time and practice, I don’t think it’s wrong.

I have left Zen behind, now that I am Catholic, but I have the statue of Buddha. He did a lot for me when I needed that help and, anyway, it’s a pretty statue.
 
I understand you but that was relativism, isn’t it? Jesus is unique.
 
Oh, you’re a new Catholic convert. It’s ok to keep a statues of Buddha. I have them as well. But please don’t pray on them.
 
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Yeah the old many paths to God, except Jesus kind of throws a wrench in there…

I am the Way, the Truth and the LIfe. No one comes to the Father but through me.
 
Ah so you really just want to have a debate. If you converted to Catholicism without knowing the answer to that then I imagine you had a bad experience with RCIA.
 
John 19: 38:

[38] Pilate saith to him: What is truth?

Answer in John 14:

[5] Thomas saith to him: Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?

[6] Jesus saith to him: I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man cometh to the Father, but by me.

Thank you @yankeesouth for jogging my memory!
 
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Yeah the old many paths to God, except Jesus kind of throws a wrench in there…

I am the Way, the Truth and the LIfe. No one comes to the Father but through me.
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I don’t deny that. The Buddha didn’t call it God.
 
Whatever…my advice? Dump the buddha and replace it with a Crucifix. Then spend as much time as you can in front of the Blessed Sacrament.
 
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Ah so you really just want to have a debate. If you converted to Catholicism without knowing the answer to that then I imagine you had a bad experience with RCIA.
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I’m always open to a debate. I’m sure I’ll learn something! 🙂
 
The devil quoted Scripture to tempt Our Lord (Matt. 4).

And St. Paul quoted Psalm 95: 5 when he wrote in one of his Epistles: “For all the gods of the Gentiles are devils…”
 
@yankeesouth is right. Make a shrine to Our Lord and dump the idol. Here’s my icon corner:

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Nice! I’d honestly never thought about doing that. I have a San Damiano cross, a statue of mother Mary, and a Moses figurine I could use. 🙂
 
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