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Title: Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings by Marcus J. Borg, Jack Kornfield, Ray Riegert ISBN: 1-56975-169-2 Publisher: Ulysses Press Pub. Date: January, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Average Customer Rating: 3.71 (14 reviews)
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: A wonderful meditative tool for ecumenism
Comment: This lovely book works beautifully as a meditation aid, or for those searching for the essence of two of the world's great faiths, Christianity and Buddhism. It is astonishing to discover just how much the two religious leaders had in common, just how universal certain core truths really are.
One minor quibble, however: I am not sure how our Islamic sisters and brothers would feel hearing Jesus and Buddha being described as *the* two greatest religious figures of human history. Surely, Muhammed must be up there as well? Nonetheless, this book is fascinating and excellent reading for contemplation.
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: Harper SanFrancisco 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: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The God We Never Knew : Beyond Dogmatic Religion To A More Authenthic Contemporary Faith by Marcus J. Borg ISBN: 0060610352 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh, Elaine Pagels, David Steindl-Rast ISBN: 1573225681 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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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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