Would there be any concerns if (from the Catholic perspective) if a Catholic were to practise two religions such as Catholicism and Buddhism?

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Catholicism is a form of Buddhism any which way,unless you have reached the esoteric state also! then such corollary questions are antiquated,with only a small aperture for discussion.
 
mark_avery said:
Catholicism is a form of Buddhism any which way,unless you have reached the esoteric state also! then such corollary questions are antiquated,with only a small aperture for discussion.
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Buddhism is a form of Catholicism without " A Savior" - Jesus “THE CHRIST”
 
Sure! Catholicism covers almost all, if not the majority of there practices, hopefully leading them to the novena not the nirvana as an end or near end to there quest.
 
mark_avery said:
Catholicism is a form of Buddhism any which way,unless you have reached the esoteric state also! then such corollary questions are antiquated,with only a small aperture for discussion.
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No, it isn’t.
mark avery:
Sure! Catholicism covers almost all, if not the majority of there practices, hopefully leading them to the novena not the nirvana as an end or near end to there quest.
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Similarities do not form equals. Buddhist’s suffering is on the road to Self-Enlightenment, a Catholic’s is on his path to Salvation. Both have suffering, but the goals are not equal.

Also to the point, do you believe Catholicism to be the Absolute Truth? If so, then why do you look elsewhere?

God Bless you,

Christopher.
 
SedesDomi said:
And here I was thinking that the Triune God is the absolute Truth.:rolleyes:
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The Triune God is Absolute Truth; Absolute Truth is shared by Divine Revelation. The Church established by God, God being head of His own Church preaches Absolute Truth, its Dogmas cannot be changed and the Pope has Papal Infallibility. The Church cannot err, only man. If the Church cannot err, it cannot be false and the opposite to fallacy must be Truth. Thus Catholicism (the Church) is part of that Absolute Truth.

God Bless,

Chris.
 
OrdinaryMelkite said:
Sounds like a subtle, slightly warmed-over type of pantheism to me, Sufjon.🤷
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Actually, it simply reflects the long-standing beliefs of my faith. To the best of my knowledge it has been the same for 4-6 thousand years, and I am not aware of my faith being warned over in any way. As for pantheism, I wouldn’t be able to agree or disagree with any similarities that might exist unless you could specify which of the various schools of pantheism you’re referring to, and which teachings or aspects of that school remind you of Hinduism.

Your friend,
Sufjon
 
OrdinaryMelkite said:
The authors of the Gospels were thick, Sufjon? Why? Sincerely I ask that, BTW.:eek:
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Hi OrdinaryMelkite: Actually I quoted John Lennon in saying that the original disciples were thick, and noted that the authors of the Gospels were not the same people as the original disciples, which means I didn’t say that the authors of the gospels were thick. Nor did the man I quoted. I went on to say that I would have used different wording, in that I would have said that the original disciples were very ordinary people who encountered something well beyond their comprehension. If you are familiar with my many posts, I think you’ll find that the latter language is indeed more in line with my customary choice of words. I just happened to read that quote in an article, and it occurred to me that at least on that topic, Lennon and I were of the same opinion. The difference is that he was direct and blunt and I am somewhat more attentive to my use of words. If I had simply said “the original disciples were very ordinary people who encountered something well beyond their comprehension,” I think few would disagree.

As to my meaning, I will tell you my thinking on the matter. I think the things that Jesus said and did were easily understood by someone like John the Baptist. I am also of the opinion that John the Baptist was very possibly an Essene. I think the average Essene would have understood Jesus very easily. I think that understanding Jesus was more of a profound sort of challenge to the band of men who became His disciples. I think this in turn caused the future development of what became the mainstream following of Jesus to be attended by certain theological problems that in my view may not have developed otherwise. To go much further into that would be cause for another thread, and perhaps a good deal of fussing and flapping, unfortunately.

Your friend,
Sufjon
 
LDNCatholic said:
We can say much the same for every piece of Hindu scripture in existence which have no discernible author.

I have made a mistake Sufjon. When you used the Lennon quote about disciples I assumed you were speaking about all Christians, not the Twelve.

I am sorry for jumping to conclusions. Even so, not exactly language conducive to a discussion.
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Actually, the authors are known for a good number of Hindu scriptures, but that in itself doesn’t in my view make them any more valid than another.

Your friend
Sufjon
 
LDNCatholic said:
I’m talking about the ancient Hindu scriptures. Who wrote the Vedas?
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It depends on how you classify the Vedas. Some group writings like the Bhagavad Gita into that grouping, and of course we know who wrote that. Of the older Vedas like the Rig Veda and so forth, no one knows.

Moreover, the Vedas aren’t as important to me as would be the Bhagavad Gita, Uddhava Gita, Upanishads, or Yoga Sutras and the like. We’re pretty sure who wrote the Gita and Yoga Sutras.

Your friend
Sufjon
 
CGDouglas said:
No, it isn’t.

Similarities do not form equals. Buddhist’s suffering is on the road to Self-Enlightenment, a Catholic’s is on his path to Salvation. Both have suffering, but the goals are not equal.

Also to the point, do you believe Catholicism to be the Absolute Truth? If so, then why do you look elsewhere?

God Bless you,

Christopher.
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My phrasing was inappropriate,i just assumed with your empathy as a catholic you would with esoteric knowledge alter the word, I look not elsewhere,forsooth how could I.
 
CGDouglas said:
The Triune God is Absolute Truth; Absolute Truth is shared by Divine Revelation. The Church established by God, God being head of His own Church preaches Absolute Truth, its Dogmas cannot be changed and the Pope has Papal Infallibility. The Church cannot err, only man. If the Church cannot err, it cannot be false and the opposite to fallacy must be Truth. Thus Catholicism (the Church) is part of that Absolute Truth.
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When the Church is speaking just for the Church it can err, hence various Papal apologies for past actions by the Church.

When the Church is speaking for God it claims not to err.

rossum
 
Sufjon said:
IMoreover, the Vedas aren’t as important to me as would be the Bhagavad Gita, Uddhava Gita, Upanishads, or Yoga Sutras and the like. We’re pretty sure who wrote the Gita and Yoga Sutras.
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The Gita and the Yoga Sutras make excellent reading, whatever religion you are. Both are very useful, for a different perspective if for nothing else.

rossum
 
rossum said:
When the Church is speaking just for the Church it can err, hence various Papal apologies for past actions by the Church.

When the Church is speaking for God it claims not to err.

rossum
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The two elements that compose the Church, God’s presiding governance and God’s granting of man to govern within. The Church herself cannot err, even when speaking for the Church herself, because the Church herself follows the Will of God. Man within the Church however is a different situation entirely. So on the issue of Papal apologies, these are centred around the actions of man.

Papal apologies are slightly problematic in the first place as some of the apologies are debatable. ie Church militancy or about the ‘sin’ of intolerance.

God Bless,

Chris.
 
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