"To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others," shares Sunil Daman. Likewise, the Holy Bible talks about the mind in James 1:7-8 (New King James Version), "For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways." When a person does not know the direction that they are going or finds themselves in an aisle, they can tend to seek what they may think is the truth. Such is the case with Rita Gross. She did not find peace in a relationship that offers peace and therefore sought enlightenment rather than relationship.
Gross reflected on her unhappiness with Christianity as a child. She states, "I suspect that my unhappy childhood relationship with Christianity had something to do with the decision to look beyond the Western orbit in my studies." The underlying question is, what brought about this unhappiness to want to seek something other than Christianity? Once she made her transition, she becomes engulfed in the proselytization conversion. Her thoughts on the contrasts of Christianity and Buddhism is more theoretical than factual. She continues: …show more content…
Christianity is a theistic tradition, while Buddhism is one of the world's few nontheistic religions. Christianity posits personal immortality as the goal of religious life, while Buddhists seek enlightenment and regard personal immortality as impossible. Both religions are alike in that they have spread far and wide beyond their places of historical origin, and both are universalizing religions that regard their message as relevant for all people regardless of culture or
Gross reflected on her unhappiness with Christianity as a child. She states, "I suspect that my unhappy childhood relationship with Christianity had something to do with the decision to look beyond the Western orbit in my studies." The underlying question is, what brought about this unhappiness to want to seek something other than Christianity? Once she made her transition, she becomes engulfed in the proselytization conversion. Her thoughts on the contrasts of Christianity and Buddhism is more theoretical than factual. She continues: …show more content…
Christianity is a theistic tradition, while Buddhism is one of the world's few nontheistic religions. Christianity posits personal immortality as the goal of religious life, while Buddhists seek enlightenment and regard personal immortality as impossible. Both religions are alike in that they have spread far and wide beyond their places of historical origin, and both are universalizing religions that regard their message as relevant for all people regardless of culture or