I stole this from Iohannes on OC.net
"Christians should judge no one. Neither an open harlot, nor sinners, but should look upon everyone with simplicity and a pure eye. Purity of heart consists in seeing a sinful and weak man and having compassion on him and being merciful." ~ Abba Makarios the Great
"Whatever you do, on no account condemn anyone; do not even try to judge whether a person is good or bad, but keep your eyes on that one evil person for whom you must give an account before God - yourself." ~ Ignatius Brianchaninov
"Rebuke no one. Criticise no one, not even those that live very wickedly. Spread your robe over those who fall into sin, each and every one, and shield them. And if you cannot take the fault on yourself and accept punishment in their place, do not destroy their character." ~ St. Isaac the Syrian
"Do not be irritated either with those who sin or those who offend; do not have a passion for noticing every sin in your neighbour and for judging him, as we are in the habit of doing. Everyone shall give an answer to God for himself. Everyone has a conscience; everyone hears God's Word and knows God's will, either from books or from conversation with other people." ~ St. John of Kronstadt
"God will not hear our prayers unless we acknowledge ourselves to be sinners. We do this when we wonder on our own sins alone and not those of our neighbour." ~ St. Moses of Ethiopia
"Never condemn each other. We condemn others only because we shun knowing ourselves." ~ St. Seraphim of Sarov
"You must humble yourself before everyone, and consider yourself the worst of all. If we have not committed the sins that others have, perhaps this is because we did not have the opportunity -- the situation and circumstances were different. In each person there is something good and something bad; we usually see only the vices in people, and we see nothing that is good." ~ St. Ambrose of Optina
"[That we should not judge] is far more than [a moral teaching]. We do not judge because it is not possible for us to judge rightly. This even applies to our own lives. Not until all things are revealed at the end of days will judgment be possible. We must learn to be agnostic about the sins of others. We simply do not know." ~ Stephen Freeman
"Let us never judge. When we see someone committing a sin, let us cry and ask God to forgive him. If we judge the mistakes of others, it means that our spiritual sight is not cleansed yet." ~ St. Paisios
"Don't criticise or judge other people -- regard everyone else as an angel. Justify their mistakes and weaknesses, and condemn only yourself as the worst sinner. This is step one in any kind of spiritual life." ~ St. Seraphim of Sarov
"No matter how just your words may be, you ruin everything when you speak with anger." ~ St. John Chrysostom
Christian Wisdom
Christian Wisdom
What is the Uncreated?
Sublime & free, what is that obscured Eternity?
It is the Undying, the Bright, the Isle.
It is an Ocean, a Secret: Reality.
Both life and oblivion, it is Nirvāṇa.
Sublime & free, what is that obscured Eternity?
It is the Undying, the Bright, the Isle.
It is an Ocean, a Secret: Reality.
Both life and oblivion, it is Nirvāṇa.
Re: Christian Wisdom
Thanks for posting this.
Christianity is an amazing, elegant religion.
Christianity is an amazing, elegant religion.
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Greetings,
Just wondering if you can explain the connection or parallels to Theravada for us?
If not, this would be more suited to the Christianity, Gnosticism-Christian mysticism section of Dharma Paths.
Metta,
Paul.
Just wondering if you can explain the connection or parallels to Theravada for us?
If not, this would be more suited to the Christianity, Gnosticism-Christian mysticism section of Dharma Paths.
Metta,
Paul.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
Re: Christian Wisdom
Nice quotes, thank you.
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Coëmgenu wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 4:05 am I stole this from Iohannes on OC.net
"Christians should judge no one. Neither an open harlot, nor sinners, but should look upon everyone with simplicity and a pure eye. Purity of heart consists in seeing a sinful and weak man and having compassion on him and being merciful." ~ Abba Makarios the Great
"Whatever you do, on no account condemn anyone; do not even try to judge whether a person is good or bad, but keep your eyes on that one evil person for whom you must give an account before God - yourself." ~ Ignatius Brianchaninov
"Rebuke no one. Criticise no one, not even those that live very wickedly. Spread your robe over those who fall into sin, each and every one, and shield them. And if you cannot take the fault on yourself and accept punishment in their place, do not destroy their character." ~ St. Isaac the Syrian
"Do not be irritated either with those who sin or those who offend; do not have a passion for noticing every sin in your neighbour and for judging him, as we are in the habit of doing. Everyone shall give an answer to God for himself. Everyone has a conscience; everyone hears God's Word and knows God's will, either from books or from conversation with other people." ~ St. John of Kronstadt
"God will not hear our prayers unless we acknowledge ourselves to be sinners. We do this when we wonder on our own sins alone and not those of our neighbour." ~ St. Moses of Ethiopia
"Never condemn each other. We condemn others only because we shun knowing ourselves." ~ St. Seraphim of Sarov
"You must humble yourself before everyone, and consider yourself the worst of all. If we have not committed the sins that others have, perhaps this is because we did not have the opportunity -- the situation and circumstances were different. In each person there is something good and something bad; we usually see only the vices in people, and we see nothing that is good." ~ St. Ambrose of Optina
"[That we should not judge] is far more than [a moral teaching]. We do not judge because it is not possible for us to judge rightly. This even applies to our own lives. Not until all things are revealed at the end of days will judgment be possible. We must learn to be agnostic about the sins of others. We simply do not know." ~ Stephen Freeman
"Let us never judge. When we see someone committing a sin, let us cry and ask God to forgive him. If we judge the mistakes of others, it means that our spiritual sight is not cleansed yet." ~ St. Paisios
"Don't criticise or judge other people -- regard everyone else as an angel. Justify their mistakes and weaknesses, and condemn only yourself as the worst sinner. This is step one in any kind of spiritual life." ~ St. Seraphim of Sarov
"No matter how just your words may be, you ruin everything when you speak with anger." ~ St. John Chrysostom
Christianity is our brother religion.
What the Middle East needs is a nice quick dustup.
I would be okay with Christians and Buddhists meeting one another at Baghdad, lamenting over what they had to do as they dipped their helmets in the Tigris.
It is godless liberal humanism and Islamo-fascism that threatens Buddhism today.
People living under such regimes need to know either the gentle Yoke of Christ or the liberating, mindful power of the Buddha.
As "The Holy Grail" seems to share some with the Dhamma, I wonder if any Crusaders ever attained Stream Entry?
As feminism and cultural marxism are overtaking the West, it seems that either a manly Western theocracy will emerge or the Islamistas will take over. The feminists are rooting to become members of the Islamist harem. I'm not.
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Alfa, you are in India.
Your country hasn't been attacked the way ours has, ideologically:
https://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/14/opin ... index.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/arti ... Islam.html
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabby-ao ... ccounter=1
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ente ... 20231.html
The one thing the cultural marxists hate more than anything is Christianity, but when it comes to Islam they are as calm as Hindu cows.
And as you can see, these feminists desire rape and to be dominated: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/ ... aine-greer
They are pretty sick beings who need Jesus or Buddha, or something better than the mental-HIV of feminism.
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Manopubbangama wrote: ↑Sun Jan 27, 2019 2:56 pmAlfa, you are in India.
Your country hasn't been attacked the way ours has, ideologically:
https://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/14/opin ... index.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/arti ... Islam.html
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabby-ao ... ccounter=1
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ente ... 20231.html
The one thing the cultural marxists hate more than anything is Christianity, but when it comes to Islam they are as calm as Hindu cows.
And as you can see, these feminists desire rape and to be dominated: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/ ... aine-greer
They are pretty sick beings who need Jesus or Buddha, or something better than the mental-HIV of feminism.
I'd be interested to hear your thoughts about this
A dying man can only rely upon his wisdom, if he developed it. Wisdom is not dependent upon any phenomenon originated upon six senses. It is developed on the basis of the discernment of the same. That’s why when one’s senses start to wither and die, the knowledge of their nature remains unaffected. When there is no wisdom, there will be despair, in the face of death.
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An entire subforum was closed to prevent chatter like this from clogging up the forum.
Discussions either pro or anti feminist make me yawn.
What inspired this tangent?
Discussions either pro or anti feminist make me yawn.
What inspired this tangent?
What is the Uncreated?
Sublime & free, what is that obscured Eternity?
It is the Undying, the Bright, the Isle.
It is an Ocean, a Secret: Reality.
Both life and oblivion, it is Nirvāṇa.
Sublime & free, what is that obscured Eternity?
It is the Undying, the Bright, the Isle.
It is an Ocean, a Secret: Reality.
Both life and oblivion, it is Nirvāṇa.
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Re: Christian Wisdom
Out of respect for the OPs wishes on the direction of his thread, I will watch the video but request that you pm me should you be interested in my response.Idappaccayata wrote: ↑Sun Jan 27, 2019 4:08 pmManopubbangama wrote: ↑Sun Jan 27, 2019 2:56 pmAlfa, you are in India.
Your country hasn't been attacked the way ours has, ideologically:
https://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/14/opin ... index.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/arti ... Islam.html
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabby-ao ... ccounter=1
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ente ... 20231.html
The one thing the cultural marxists hate more than anything is Christianity, but when it comes to Islam they are as calm as Hindu cows.
And as you can see, these feminists desire rape and to be dominated: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/ ... aine-greer
They are pretty sick beings who need Jesus or Buddha, or something better than the mental-HIV of feminism.
I'd be interested to hear your thoughts about this
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Or you could PM him.Manopubbangama wrote: ↑Sun Jan 27, 2019 5:45 pm Out of respect for the OPs wishes on the direction of his thread, I will watch the video but request that you pm me should you be interested in my response.
Anyone interested in discussing the topic further can go to:
https://dharmapaths.com/