octathlon wrote:Several posts here are bending over backwards to try and fit a Christian concept into a Buddhist worldview.
Lol not sure who you're referring too, but I could not be further from a christian if I tried.
octathlon wrote:Several posts here are bending over backwards to try and fit a Christian concept into a Buddhist worldview.
That would be working in hospitals or prisons.bodom wrote:And what is a Buddhist Chaplaincy
Ahh, that makes sense. Thank you Tilt.tiltbillings wrote:That would be working in hospitals or prisons.bodom wrote:And what is a Buddhist Chaplaincy
Hi Vipassana1501,Vipassana1501 wrote:I'm a Buddhist Chaplaincy student at the who's been asked to do some research on comparing/translating the Christian concept of Grace in regards to Theravada practices. I feel like I may be missing something obvious but I keep finding myself going down dead ends. Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks!
so you have never heard of saying grace then? a common prayer of thanks before a mealoctathlon wrote:I don't remember whose specific posts they were, but comparing grace to either ripening of good kamma or dedicating merit seems like just too much of a stretch to me.
Hi Manapa,Manapa wrote:so you have never heard of saying grace then? a common prayer of thanks before a meal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_%28prayer%29" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
In Christianity the concept of Grace is extremely important and this is what the OP asked about. The prayer of grace before a meal is a different word and just a little ritual.Manapa wrote: so you have never heard of saying grace then? a common prayer of thanks before a meal
I have no wish to argue with you, Tilt - but i had read from others knowing more than i do (but not necessarily more than you do):tiltbillings wrote:Metta is one thing, but do we really give our merit - the results of our kamma - to others other than in a symbolic way of well wishing? I do not think the Buddha taught that.
- Ajaan Thate states in his autobiography:It is widely believed in Buddhist lands that merits (puñña) are transferable providing that one has a compassion deep enough with others and a wisdom grown great.
These beliefs are most likely from the culture, not the suttas. Could not find any sutta support - so you most likely are absolutely right, Tilt.One consideration was that he could share the merit gained from such ordination with his dead son and that would certainly enable the son to take rebirth in a happy realm (Sugati).
Hi Manapa,Manapa wrote:from my experience, even within protestantism there are differing concepts, if you don't like something, you don't need to like it but you also don't need to say anything about it, maybe there are different understandings of something based on other experiences and traditions you yourself are unfamiliar with.
sorry had connection problems soon after that post!octathlon wrote:Hi Manapa,Manapa wrote:from my experience, even within protestantism there are differing concepts, if you don't like something, you don't need to like it but you also don't need to say anything about it, maybe there are different understandings of something based on other experiences and traditions you yourself are unfamiliar with.
I think the above may be a response to my post since it refers to the quote I posted from Wikipedia (if not, please ignore this post ). But I don't understand what you are saying exactly, can you elaborate a little-- what is "it" and is that the generic "you" or did you mean I personally didn't like "it"?