Friday, July 23, 2010
mister zen and mister baptist
As a zen baptist, the zen part of me likes the mythos of no mythos, which is an expression of open relationship with all that is, and the baptist part of me likes the jesus mythos inviting opening to the consciousness of jesus, which is an expression of open relationship with all that is. Mister zen and mister baptist laugh and dance around.
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Mister Zen and Mr. Baptist are one and the same. Both do not cling to what people think or believe. They ask people to look within and know themselves. There is more symbolism in Christianity because that is the soil from which it grew. Zen had a lot in common with the Tao and they likely influenced one another. This is why Zen was born in China. But after you strip all the religious claptrap and traditions and symbols away, Christianity and Buddhism are a lot alike.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't you love to sit in on the discussions Jesus and Gautama Buddha must be having?
ReplyDeleteI wish history would reflect your vision, George. It would be wonderful if Mister Zen and Mister Baptist really would laugh and dance around instead of exercising parochial prerogatives ~ especially Mister Baptist against Mister Zen. John Moore offers a good explanation in his comment when he mentions "more symbolism in Christianity," which is true and important. The problem is, too many Mister Baptists don't recognize the teachings as symbolic. Literalism causes all kinds of grief and havoc, which is what Mister Zen keeps saying and maybe one reason he laughs.
ReplyDeleteThe underlying ethos of Christianity and Buddhism are both similar. Loving Kindness and Compassion both pervade the teachings of Jesus.
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