BellaOnline Forums Religion and Spirituality Catholicism HOW DO YOU REACT TO THIS, PLEASE?

What do you want to know? Ask. I'll answer.

How you would feel if a Buddhist were trying to converty YOU fom Christianity to Buddhism.

I would not be bothered. I would take it as a God-given opportunity to witness to them about Christ.

You'd be wasting your breath.....

Many buddhists have been converted already. We're working on the rest.

We are not what we think. Thinking you are God, Satan, or a rock star does not make it so. Reality is separate from thought or Hitler would have been dead early on.

You do not understand the quotation fully.
Thought manifests as deed. Whatever we choose to do, we have to think about it first; Nobody ever acts without any pre-emptive thought going into the action.
We consider the action as a mental process, then decide to act upon it or not.
I have never thought I am God, because that would be pointless. I have never thought of being Satan, because that would be equally pointless. Hitler thought about what he did, before he did it. Hence all that he was, arose from his thoughts.
Now do you understand?

Yes, I agree with you on that level. But I do not do all of my thoughts. All action begins with thought but not all thought results in action. So, it would be more accurate to say that we are what we do.

When I was reading the converted text (how a Buddhist should approach a Christian), I kept thinking this is alot like Christianity! A central tenet is sharing the gospel in a humble, quiet way that doesn't create arguments or barriers.

I was also surprised to think that Buddhists try and "convert" people - I thought they were more just flowing with their lives and welcoming of all people, but not necessarily trying to actively share their beliefs.

I did feel like it was a little false -- that it labelled Christians in particular ways and encouraged Buddhists to strike friendships only for the sake of converting people.

When I read it the other way around, I found it to be a great analogy, and made me see how others see Christians! Of course, not all Christians build relationships strictly to convert people - that's a stereotype.

Very interesting article!