“Eastern meditation is an attempt to empty the mind; Christian meditation is an attempt to fill the mind. The two ideas are quite different” MindTwoIdeasDifferentChristianMeditationEmptyEastern Book:Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline Source: Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline
“I'm a pretty solid Christian. But even as an altar boy, I was always asking the bigger questions--you know: if God is, in fact, good, what is all this death I see? And if God is gentle, what is all this suffering I see? I've found some of the answers in Eastern religion. It explained my Christianity to me. Good and evil are the same thing. You can't have one without the other. It's the balance, it's the temperance of things.” IfsKnowsFactsChristianSufferingEvilFoundAnswersChristianityBoysBalanceBiggerAskingGentleGood And EvilEasternAltarsTemperance Author:Tim Allen
“I was raised a Christian but have looked at other religions, some of the Eastern things. I was into Taoism for a while and Confucianism. Just different approaches and some have really stayed with me.” DifferentChristianApproachRaisedTaoismEasternConfucianismDifferent Approach Author:Rick Springfield
“All Christian religions are outer-directed. "Who can I convert?" "Let's go to this country and make them Christians." "Wear this." "Do that." "No, don't worship that way. Worship this way or I'll kill you - for the good of your soul, of course." Meanwhile, followers of Eastern religions are sitting in the middle of their minds, experiencing a bliss and a level of consciousness that Western man can't begin to approach.” MenWayMindSoulCountryChristianCoursesLevelsConsciousnessMiddleApproachWorshipSittingWesternYour SoulBlissFollowersEastern Author:George Carlin