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To: jodyel

There are no Roman Catholic Buddhists. The two systems are mutually exclusive. Catholics can meditate. I do. That is a Buddhist practice. It is also a Hindu practice, and even saying the Rosary in a quiet place is meditation and can be very similar to meditation as practiced by Buddists. Buddhist monks also wear toga-like robes but Catholics dressing that way would not be Buddhist Catholics or necessarily even monks. Shaving one’s head to a topknot likewise does not make one a Buddhist Catholic. Peripherals, while they may confuse observers, are not content or even actually indicative of content.


7 posted on 09/13/2013 7:26:09 PM PDT by arthurus (Read Hazlitt's Economics In One Lesson ONLINE http://steshaw.org/econohttp://www.fee.org/library/det)
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To: arthurus

Also keep in mind Taiwan’s Tzu Chi Foundation, a charitable Buddhist organization based on the founder’s interaction with Catholic nuns. They do remarkable work, and readily acknowledge their debt to their Christian model.


23 posted on 09/13/2013 8:15:18 PM PDT by Burkean (.)
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To: arthurus

You just cratered your own argument.

You’ve incorporated facets of other religions right into your Catholicism.

I think my point has been made.


30 posted on 09/13/2013 8:35:30 PM PDT by jodyel
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To: arthurus

Praying is when we talk to God. Meditating is when we listen.


71 posted on 09/14/2013 12:37:45 AM PDT by jmacusa (Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
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