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A question for my Christian friends ... if I have any:
If Jesus were alive today, do you really think he would go to church?
I kind of doubt it ... not because of the corruptions that arise ipso facto within institutions but because Jesus did not teach anything extra.
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As a former longtime Christian I would say no, not church...but maybe Temple. I don't think he came (if he even existed) to begin a new church, I think he thought he was the Jewish Messiah. Aside from that, I also tend to think that his ministry and supposed teachings were much more about action and less about formal worship or fellowship.
ReplyDeleteWould Buddha be reading zen blogs, sitting with you in your zendo? He does. I suppose there is a physical person named Buddha who lived awhile ago but the whole point of the enterprise is to discover the awakened one within you. You are Buddha.
ReplyDeleteChange the window dressing and the name Buddha and replace it with Christ. Don't be so damn literal.