[Buddha-l] Re: Christian meditation and eastern symbolism

Erik Hoogcarspel jehms at xs4all.nl
Fri Nov 18 09:59:32 MST 2005


Joy Vriens schreef:

> Michael J. wrote:
>
>>     I have no argument with syncretism so I guess I would argue with the
>>     new pontiff.  I have nothing to defend. Once having been a student
>>     of anthropology and religion I studied religions paradoxically to
>>     become a better aetheist and a better devotee.  Religions are
>>     all different variations of the same quest
>
>
> Man's need to associate around a set of ideas and to create metafamilies?
>
>> - there is no denying a
>>     mystical inner force in the universe - unbroken wholeness.  We glean
>>     as much in dim light ! of our silent prayer - we were breathing.
>
>
> I don't know about a (unique, is that what you were thinking of?) 
> inner force in the universe, possible, but I consider silence as a 
> mystical inner force in myself.
>
> Joy
>
You bunch of perverted theosophists! :-)

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Erik


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