Gethsemani Encounter A Dialogue on the Spiritual Life by Buddhist and Christian Monastics
by Mitchell, Donald; Wiseman, JamesFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-04-01
Publisher(s): Bloomsbury Academic
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Summary
25 presentations on the spiritual life, with four major talks by H.H. the Dalai Lama.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | |
| Preface | |
| Introduction | |
| Journey and Dialogue | p. 3 |
| How We Reached This Point: Communication Becoming Communion | p. 4 |
| Dialogue and Unity: A Buddhist Perspective | p. 9 |
| Ultimate Reality and Spirituality | p. 18 |
| Nirvana, Buddhahood and the Spiritual Life | p. 19 |
| God, Creation and the Spiritual Life | p. 27 |
| Prayer and Meditation | p. 34 |
| Mindfulness and Loving-Kindness Meditation | p. 35 |
| On Zazen | p. 41 |
| Harmony, Dialogue and Meditation | p. 46 |
| The Contemplative Life | p. 54 |
| Lectio Divina | p. 60 |
| Growth and Development | p. 68 |
| Stages in the Buddhist Path of Purity | p. 69 |
| The Path of Self-Inquiry in Zen Buddhism | p. 74 |
| The Path to Calm Abiding | p. 76 |
| Prayer as Path | p. 82 |
| Spiritual Experiences on the Path of Prayer | p. 88 |
| Community and Guidance | p. 99 |
| Teaching Meditation in the Buddhist Community | p. 101 |
| The Women's Sangha in Taiwan | p. 107 |
| The Role of Ch'an Teachers in China | p. 111 |
| Spiritual Guidance and the Attainment of Nirvana | p. 117 |
| The Spiritual Guide | p. 124 |
| Community, Church and the Contemplative Life | p. 129 |
| Spirituality and Society | p. 135 |
| The Human Family | p. 137 |
| Worldly Bodhisattvas: Zen Awakening and Social Transformation | p. 140 |
| The Bodhisattva and Society | p. 146 |
| Christian Holiness | p. 153 |
| Building the Reign of God | p. 159 |
| Mind and Virtue | p. 169 |
| Mind | p. 170 |
| Anger | p. 174 |
| Purity | p. 181 |
| Stages | p. 184 |
| Love | p. 188 |
| Humility | p. 192 |
| Method and Experience | p. 194 |
| Teacher | p. 195 |
| Language | p. 201 |
| Scripture | p. 203 |
| Practice | p. 207 |
| Experience | p. 212 |
| Discernment | p. 215 |
| Grace | p. 218 |
| Tragedy and Transformation | p. 226 |
| Suffering | p. 227 |
| Sacrifice | p. 231 |
| Violence | p. 237 |
| Social Action | p. 241 |
| Tolerance | p. 246 |
| Women's Issues | p. 248 |
| Unity | p. 252 |
| Epilogue | p. 256 |
| A Tribute to Thomas Merton | p. 257 |
| A Tribute to Thomas Merton | p. 260 |
| Final Reflections | p. 261 |
| Notes | p. 279 |
| List of Participants | p. 287 |
| Glossary | p. 295 |
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