The Lotus and the Cross
One of my favorite webpages is back online, after being modified and rewritten by its author, Jon Zuck. The page is called The Lotus and the Cross: Common Threads in Christian and Buddhist Spirituality.
I especially like the chart comparing parallels between the Buddha and St. Francis of Assisi.
I just finished reading the book Christian & Islamic Spirituality: Sharing a Journey, by Maria Jaoudi, which makes comparisons between St. Francis and Rabi'a, the 8th-century female Sufi mystic. Rabi'a's writings do indeed sound Franciscan:
O God,
Whenever I listen to the voice of anything You have made--
The rustling of the trees
The trickling of water
The cries of birds
The flickering of shadow
The roar of the wind
The song of the thunder,
I hear it saying:
God is One!
Nothing can be compared with God!
Perhaps St. Francis can serve as a gateway to dialogue with other religious traditions.
Jon's website also has one of the best articles I've ever read on panentheism: The “Everywhere-ness” of God—God in All Things. (Karen Armstrong refers to herself as a "freelance monotheist," so I'm going to start referring to myself as a "freelance panentheist.")
Darrell
www.WildFaith.com
I especially like the chart comparing parallels between the Buddha and St. Francis of Assisi.
I just finished reading the book Christian & Islamic Spirituality: Sharing a Journey, by Maria Jaoudi, which makes comparisons between St. Francis and Rabi'a, the 8th-century female Sufi mystic. Rabi'a's writings do indeed sound Franciscan:
O God,
Whenever I listen to the voice of anything You have made--
The rustling of the trees
The trickling of water
The cries of birds
The flickering of shadow
The roar of the wind
The song of the thunder,
I hear it saying:
God is One!
Nothing can be compared with God!
Perhaps St. Francis can serve as a gateway to dialogue with other religious traditions.
Jon's website also has one of the best articles I've ever read on panentheism: The “Everywhere-ness” of God—God in All Things. (Karen Armstrong refers to herself as a "freelance monotheist," so I'm going to start referring to myself as a "freelance panentheist.")
Darrell
www.WildFaith.com
posted by Darrell Grizzle | 9:29 PM
2 Comments:
I was introduced to the concepts of both panentheism and Christian mysticsm, like most people now-a-days, by 'ol Matt Fox. His work has really impacted me in a big way.
I've enjoyed your site thus far... I'm sure I'll enjoy reading your thoughts as you continue to post!
Blessings!
Thanks for the Lotus and the Cross site.
Wishing you all good
Sujatin
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