The teachings of the Roman Catholic faith has a fount of wisdom and knowledge which some other religions contain as well.I am a newly converted catholic . I do not follow Buddhism because it rejects the existence of God . But I do embrace some of the things Buddha taught like making the best out of your life and such . Is it possible for a catholic to embrace some of the wisdom and teachings of Buddha , without abandoning his catholic faith ?
The theological underpinnings of Buddhism are very different to Catholicism. What may be of use to you is the practical advice from Buddhist sources: how to act.I am a newly converted catholic . I do not follow Buddhism because it rejects the existence of God . But I do embrace some of the things Buddha taught like making the best out of your life and such . Is it possible for a catholic to embrace some of the wisdom and teachings of Buddha , without abandoning his catholic faith ?
Zen is a form of Mahayana Buddhism. It emphasises meditation and simplicity over ritual. For ritual, try the Tibetan sects or Japanese Shingon Buddhism.Rossum, perhaps you could help me out with this, is Zen an offshoot of Buddhism, or are they separate entities?
What do you mean by respect? Do you mean how you treat a Buddhist which always should be treated with respect or do you mean continue to read about? I think you see some similar themes like you pointed out. Maybe though right now spend more time reading the wealth of Catholic material. There are a number of contemplative works to explore.I am a newly converted catholic . I do not follow Buddhism because it rejects the existence of God . But I do embrace some of the things Buddha taught like making the best out of your life and such . Is it possible for a catholic to embrace some of the wisdom and teachings of Buddha , without abandoning his catholic faith ?
Buddhism does not acknowledge the existence of God.I am a newly converted catholic . I do not follow Buddhism because it rejects the existence of God . But I do embrace some of the things Buddha taught like making the best out of your life and such . Is it possible for a catholic to embrace some of the wisdom and teachings of Buddha , without abandoning his catholic faith ?
Beautiful!**No other Faith in this world has the amount of Wisdom, Grace and Beauty that the Catholic Church does. Catholicism has the fullness of Faith, Grace and TRUTH. I am glad that You are Home. Please tour the Home, your home, so that you can greater appreciate and marvel at the beauty that is all yours.
How Blessed it is to be a Catholic. How noble and glorious indeed. What a Sublime Grace and Honor it is to be a Catholic. You have the Beauty,Treasure, TRUTH and the Splendor thereof of the past 2,000 years of history, within the Reach of YOUR fingertips and SOUL, and the best part is? It’s all Yours!! Really and truly all yours!!
You have the 7 Sacraments, with the MOST SUBLIME of them all being the SACRAMENT wherein YOUR CREATOR WHO formed You out of the eons of Nothing and Breathed Life into You, really and truly gifts HIMSELF to YOU hidden but truly present inside a little piece of Bread. You have a Sacrament where You are freed from the Chains of eternal hell and damnation, at the words of the Priest.
This is CHRISTS gift to us as a Church, and to us as as individual members of HIS Mystical Body, the Church. The Church. Our LORD loves You so much that Dying for YOU was not enough, nor did preparing a place in the PLACE of Eternal Joy and Bliss after your death suffice, HE gave YOU a Church, and She is all Yours!!
Buddhism has a Grain** of Truth in it, but why settle for a miniscule grain, when You can have the Whole Harvest? Take advantage of the Richness that is called the Catholic Church. Trust me, even if you would live to be 3,000 years old, You will not have begun to excavate the slighest of the treasures of the Church. Viva La Catolica Ecclessia et Viva La Pappa Francis!
How can a person live a “good” life and seek “truth” without knowing God in the first place?I would respect Buddist’s intentions to live a good life and to seek truth, however I can’t respect a doctrine that doesn’t result in securing eternal life for people.
Ah. Thank you ^^Zen is a form of Mahayana Buddhism. It emphasises meditation and simplicity over ritual. For ritual, try the Tibetan sects or Japanese Shingon Buddhism.
Zen is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese Chán (禪) which means “meditation”, or dhyana in Sanskrit. Zen Buddhism is just “Meditation Buddhism”.
rossum
Buddhism is incompatible with catholicism. There is no way a catholic can acknowledge any other God that Abraham’s God, for there is no one. There is only one God, expressed in the holy trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Any priest will agree with that, and so will our catechism.The theological underpinnings of Buddhism are very different to Catholicism. What may be of use to you is the practical advice from Buddhist sources: how to act.
To avoid all evil,
to cultivate good,
and to cleanse one’s mind -
this is the teaching of the Buddhas.
Many Buddhist techniques are easily adaptable to Catholicism – counting breaths for example. Neither counting to ten nor breathing are against any Catholic teaching.
- Dhammapada 14:5
Buddhism does not reject the existence of the Abrahamic God, he gets a mention in the Brahmajala sutta. However, Buddhism treats Him very differently; no different to the way it treats the many other gods whose existence Buddhism recognises.
rossum
To your title…Of course it is possible to respect Buddhism. There is much in that belief system that is good - very much that is built upon the sure foundation of Love.I am a newly converted catholic . I do not follow Buddhism because it rejects the existence of God . But I do embrace some of the things Buddha taught like making the best out of your life and such . Is it possible for a catholic to embrace some of the wisdom and teachings of Buddha , without abandoning his catholic faith ?
While there are goodness in Buddhism, as Catholic I would be cautious as to embrace its wisdom and then saying that this is Buddhism that I embrace. No, we can’t do that or at least that is not very wise because we have to be very clear what philosphy we are following. There should not be any compromise there. So be very careful in tinkling with other religions. For the sake of political correctness I will not dwell on some of Buddhism belief but I would agree that it is not compatible with Catholicism. If there is something good in Buddhism that attracts you, don’t you think that you cannot find that in Catholicism? The most you can do here is to aknowledge that some of Buddhism’s value is quite close to Catholicism but the thing you would follow is from the Catholic perspect.I am a newly converted catholic . I do not follow Buddhism because it rejects the existence of God . But I do embrace some of the things Buddha taught like making the best out of your life and such . Is it possible for a catholic to embrace some of the wisdom and teachings of Buddha , without abandoning his catholic faith ?
God is love! In the same way that it impossible to understand God without loving, it is impossible do understand love without God.To your title…Of course it is possible to respect Buddhism. There is much in that belief system that is good - very much that is built upon the sure foundation of Love.