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Title: Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings by Marcus J. Borg, Jack Kornfield, Ray Riegert, Marcus Borg, Ray Reigert ISBN: 1-56975-121-8 Publisher: Ulysses Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.71 (14 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: 500 Years and 3000 miles Apart - Compatible Side by Side
Comment: Located on this book's pages are some amazingly similar sayings that will leave you hungry to learn more about both Buddhism and Christianity. Edited by Marcus Borg, in the preface he states that "If the Buddha and Jesus were to meet, neither would try to convert the other-not because they would regard such an effort as hopeless, but because they would recognize each other." I believe after reading this book that you will feel the same way!
Striking similarities start with the book's very first set of sayings... "Do to others as you would have them do to you", attributed to Jesus and "Consider others as yourself", attributed to Buddha. Throughout the book the parallels are amazing up to and including the very last set... "Then Jesus cried again with a load voice and breathed his last. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split", and "At the Blessed Lord's final passing there was a great earthquake, terrible and hair-raising, accompanied by thunder".
The book begins with some discussion about why these two great religious figures may have such similar stories and sayings, but I would have liked to see the author expand on that more. The book is basically just side by side comparisons of similar quotes and concepts and it is up to the reader to form his own conclusions as to why they are so much alike.
All in all this is a worthwhile and easy read... a definate recommend to anyone interested in religion or philosophy.
Rating: 5
Summary: Buddha 5, Jesus 1
Comment: It's a shame that such a wonderful little book has an average rating due to the Phoenix-types who need "more words and less white." If you are turned-off by Christianity because of the Bible's "excess food and unnecessary baggage," this book really gets to the point. You may even discover that universal truth, which most Christians seem to think that the Bible has cornered the market on, is much more eloquently described outside the narrow little world of scripture-based "scholarly discussion" and "commentary."
Rating: 5
Summary: This book is an open-minded observation
Comment: I truly enjoyed this book. It kind of saddens me to read all the negative reviews about it, because they have only come from Christians who think that this book is supposed to reveal some kind of universal "truth". All this book is trying to do is relate to people how the two religions are so similar in what they are trying to attain, and what their key figures taught and said.
All this stuff about Christianity having the true God is nonsense, because it shows an ignorance of Buddhism. Buddha never once concerned himself with metaphysical matters, and none of Buddhism confuses itself with the invisible world that we cannot prove beyond earthly concepts. That's not to say that Buddhists don't believe in God. It's just a practical religion that says that you can end suffering, and the dependence on something else (like a belief structure and doctrines) in order to do so will never truly end your suffering. It's food for thought, and this book for me was the perfect gateway into this intellectual freedom. That's what's great about this book, the words and concepts are there, but feeling and message are up to the reader. It certainly does a good job of bridging a gap between two misunderstood faiths.
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Title: Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time : The Historical Jesus and the Heart of Contemporary Faith by Marcus J. Borg ISBN: 0060609176 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 03 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith by Marcus J. Borg ISBN: 0060526769 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh ISBN: 1573225681 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The God We Never Knew: Beyond Dogmatic Religion to a More Authentic Contemporary Faith by Marcus J. Borg ISBN: 0060610352 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Jesus and Lao Tzu: The Parallel Sayings by Martin Aronson ISBN: 1569752249 Publisher: Ulysses Press Pub. Date: 30 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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