http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/ Dialogue about Christianity & Buddhism Sun, 11 May 2008 00:24:42 GMT Kevin Johnson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12269 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12269 As a Roman Catholic who is studying to be a theologian in the church and who has been studying and engaged in Buddhism for years, I have to question what you Sat, 10 May 2008 14:59:12 GMT Steve http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12268 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12268 ... Hi Michael. You have an impressive appreciation for world mystical traditions. It is unfortunate that the present Pope doesn't share that appreciation. He Wed, 07 May 2008 14:34:04 GMT Michael E. Miller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12267 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12267 "This being human is a guest house Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Wed, 07 May 2008 14:33:10 GMT Michael E. Miller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12266 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12266 Hello Chris, Welcome to the group. I am a Roman Catholic, Benedictine oblate (Camaldolese/Benedictine) of New Camaldoli Hermitage in the Big Sur, California: Tue, 06 May 2008 11:31:44 GMT Sarah Elizabeth Hurst http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12265 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12265 Hi Chris! Welcome to the group! It's been pretty quiet around here lately, and I've been missing the dialog, so hopefully we can get some good discussions Tue, 06 May 2008 08:36:50 GMT c2thebrizzle http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12264 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12264 Hey guys its really nice to see some people with a some broader and more in-depth views than what i'm used to seeing around here in Texas (for the most part). Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:59:24 GMT Renée http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12263 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12263 Hi everyone...well I'm still around, though it has been a little while since I have stopped in to post. First I want to thank everyone for all their help, Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:10:00 GMT --Michael http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12262 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12262 below, w/ snips... ... attended a Shin Temple for awhile but I never felt like we connected. It was more or less directed to the Japanese population with a lot Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:36:51 GMT Kevin Johnson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12261 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12261 Have you read this article? It gives lots of info. Halfway down the page is the description of the conflict, the political dimensions of it and the issue as Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:12:34 GMT Gary http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12260 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12260 Does anyone out there know anything about the Dorje Shugden practice and the lowdown on the controversy between those practictioners and H.H. the Dalai Lama? Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:05:34 GMT --Michael http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12259 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12259 Neurobiol Aging. 2007 Oct;28(10):1623-7. Epub 2007 Jul 25. Age effects on gray matter volume and attentional performance in Zen meditation. Pagnoni G, Cekic M. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:01:47 GMT --Michael http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12258 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12258 And speaking of Neo-Platonism... One of my serendipitous discoveries was _Cambridge Platonist Spirituality (Classics of Western Spirituality)_ by Charles Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:51:50 GMT --Michael http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12257 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12257 Speaking of Vesak: http://vesakday2008.com/indexnew.html "Welcome to The United Nations Day of Vesak 2008" Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:19:38 GMT --Michael http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12256 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12256 With the disclaimer that my knowledge is rather thin, based entirely on readings and gleanings... There is no "Buddhism" per se, other than the basics of the Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:51:56 GMT G B http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12255 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian-buddhist/message/12255 Hi Deborah, I am pretty new to all this so I am not sure how much I can help. Where I live, I attend a small Buddhist meditation group. The teacher we have