Buddhism And Christianity Quotes:

[Buddhism and Christianity] are in one sense parallel and equal; as a mound and a hollow, as a valley and a hill. There is a sense in which that sublime despair is the only alternative to that divine audacity. It is even true that the truly spiritual and intellectual man sees it as sort of dilemma; a very hard and terrible choice. There is little else on earth that can compare with these for completeness. And he who does not climb the mountain of Christ does indeed fall into the abyss of Buddha.

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

topic: Spiritual, Fall, Buddhism, Buddhism And Christianity

All that we are is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become.

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Karma, Buddhist, Attitude, Indian, Inner Happiness

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love.

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Buddhist, Buddhism, Hatred, Inspirational Buddhist, Daily Buddhist

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Inspiring, Karma, Wise, International Peace Day, Daily Buddhist

Theosophy tries to bridge the gulf between Buddhism and Christianity by pointing to the fundamental spiritual truths on which both religions are built, and by winning people to regard the Buddha and the Christ as fellow-laborers, and not as rivals.

- Annie Besant

topic: Spiritual, Buddhism, Winning, Laborers, Buddhism And Christianity

Do unto others as you would have them do to you, said the rapist.

- Bo Burnham

source: Song: Haikus Sonnet Shakespeare, Album: Words Words Words, 2010

topic: Bible, Jesus, Kindness, Loving Others, Jesus Words

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

- Gautama Buddha

topic: Envy, Mind, Doe, Jealous And Envy, Inspirational Buddhist

Buddhism and Christianity are incompatible because there is no God in Buddhism - particularly in Theravada Buddhism. But they are also allies because their values and practices are compatible and they can work together - indeed, they would benefit greatly from doing so.

- Ninian Smart

topic: Buddhism, Practice, Working Together, Compatible, Buddhism And Christianity

Yet it would be unfair to the generality of our kind to ascribe to their intellectual and moral weakness the gradual divergence of Buddhism and Christianity from their primitive patterns. For it should not be forgotten that by their glorification of poverty and celibacy both these religions struck straight at the root not merely of civil society but of human existence. The blow was parried by the wisdom or the folly of the vast majority of mankind, who refused to purchase a chance of saving their souls with the certainty of extinguishing the species.

- James G. Frazer

topic: Glorification, Divergence, Buddhism And Christianity

I think that we all at some point are in search of something - a higher power, whatever you want to call it, the meaning of life. I know I was, especially at even my son's age in my 20s, and dabbling in Eastern philosophies and yoga and Buddhism and Christianity and Islam. I kind of touched them all, you know, just trying to figure out the meaning of life or if nothing else, figure myself out.

- Denzel Washington

topic: Philosophy, Yoga, Buddhism, Dabbling, Higher Power

I see no contradiction between Buddhism and Christianity ... I intend to become as good a Buddhist as I can.

- Thomas Merton

topic: Buddhist, Buddhism, Christianity, Buddhism And Christianity