Before we start
Few things you need to know about me before we get things started:
1. I am a Punjabi Buddhist
2. I am married to a Catholic
3. My two daughters are baptized
4. My sister recently converted to Islam
5. My brother is married to a Hindu/Muslim
The topic of God vs. No God is a constant thing in my house, at church/temple, my in-laws house, my friends house, and sometimes at work. I go to church at least twice a month and I go to the temple at least once a year. That's a big difference! Let me explain.
As mentioned above my whole house is made up of Catholics, my kids are being raised as Catholics at school... now I can either confuse them and teach them about Buddhism or understand what they are learning at school about Catholicism. I know my Buddhism really well so I try to integrate the "way of life" when raising them. I will speak to this throughout the blog.
In this blog I will be reading "My Daily Catholic Bible" and commentate. (I have re-written this sentence about 6 times already by the way. I really don't know what i'll be doing once I read the bible. At first I thought i'd find similarities, but from the first page I found that hard to do.. Buddhism is really hard to relate to the Old Testament- but I try!) The book has 20-minute daily readings from the Old and New Testament, that way you could get through the entire Bible in a year.
I will definitely have questions, and I hope as I read through the old and new testaments those questions will be answered.
We look at all the differences because they are so easy to identify, whether it is cultural, afterlife, rituals, rules, etc. The only similarity one can see from all belief systems are that "they come from good, expect good actions and the end will be good or bad." All relative...
My intentions are not to convert anyone or convert myself, but rather share my knowledge through my readings of the two religions. I also will not be disproving one belief system over another. They are equally good and pure and help millions find themselves. My goal is to read the Bible and interpret the text through my Buddhist eyes.
Looking forward to this journey.
All comments posted are moderated. While vigorous debate is welcome and encouraged, please note that in the interest of maintaining a civilized and helpful level of discussion, comments containing obscene language or personal attacks—or those that are deemed to be needlessly combative or inflammatory—will not be published. Thank you.
1. I am a Punjabi Buddhist
2. I am married to a Catholic
3. My two daughters are baptized
4. My sister recently converted to Islam
5. My brother is married to a Hindu/Muslim
The topic of God vs. No God is a constant thing in my house, at church/temple, my in-laws house, my friends house, and sometimes at work. I go to church at least twice a month and I go to the temple at least once a year. That's a big difference! Let me explain.
As mentioned above my whole house is made up of Catholics, my kids are being raised as Catholics at school... now I can either confuse them and teach them about Buddhism or understand what they are learning at school about Catholicism. I know my Buddhism really well so I try to integrate the "way of life" when raising them. I will speak to this throughout the blog.
In this blog I will be reading "My Daily Catholic Bible" and commentate. (I have re-written this sentence about 6 times already by the way. I really don't know what i'll be doing once I read the bible. At first I thought i'd find similarities, but from the first page I found that hard to do.. Buddhism is really hard to relate to the Old Testament- but I try!) The book has 20-minute daily readings from the Old and New Testament, that way you could get through the entire Bible in a year.
I will definitely have questions, and I hope as I read through the old and new testaments those questions will be answered.
We look at all the differences because they are so easy to identify, whether it is cultural, afterlife, rituals, rules, etc. The only similarity one can see from all belief systems are that "they come from good, expect good actions and the end will be good or bad." All relative...
My intentions are not to convert anyone or convert myself, but rather share my knowledge through my readings of the two religions. I also will not be disproving one belief system over another. They are equally good and pure and help millions find themselves. My goal is to read the Bible and interpret the text through my Buddhist eyes.
Looking forward to this journey.
All comments posted are moderated. While vigorous debate is welcome and encouraged, please note that in the interest of maintaining a civilized and helpful level of discussion, comments containing obscene language or personal attacks—or those that are deemed to be needlessly combative or inflammatory—will not be published. Thank you.
