People in America like to use the Buddhist word nirvana quite a bit these days, and there are are even some Catholics and Christians who try to integrate this concept into Christianity, even suggesting that there are strong parallels between Buddhism and Catholicism.
While the Catholic Church rejects nothing that is true in Buddhism – like [...]
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Catholic Heaven vs. Buddhist Nirvana
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Buddhism, Meditation and the Catholic Church
Posted in Buddhism and Catholics, tagged buddhism, Buddhists and Christians, Carmelite spirituality, Catechism and Buddhism, Catholics and reincarnation, detachment, enlightenment, God, Hindus, John Paul II, Mass, nirvana, original sin, problem of evil, reincarnation, rosary, savior, St. John of the Cross, true religion, Yoga, Zen, Zen master, Zen meditation on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Many people in the West are fascinated with Buddhism and meditation. Although we can argue that Buddhism is “trendy” these days, that doesn’t diminish the authentic search for truth than many westerners feel. The Catholic Church, while “duty bound” to proclaim Jesus Christ as “they way, the truth and the life (Jn. 1:6),” “rejects nothing [...]




