He does bring up a point that I think it worth clarifying and a good discussion topic in inter-faith dialouge. He states that I have many misconceptions about Christianity - "... that we are NOT striving for the same goal..." Nowhere on my pages will anyone ever read that statement, though. I do not think that all faiths and paths lead to the same place.
There is a famous Buddhist saying that there are many paths that all lead to the top of the mountain, but that saying has to do with the many forms of Buddhism, not meaning that all religions are the same or lead to the same place. I personally have no problem with that - I think it's perfectly acceptable for us to have different spiritual goals. To me it's not a competition to win or lose, but a way to live our lives - to find peace during my life.
However, there is much potential to find common ground and there are many many similarities between all faith traditions. It is the choice of each individual, though, to allow themselves to see those similarities - and I would never begrudge anyone for rejecting what I see as a similarity. It is their path. Their rejection or disagreement of my path doesn't shake my faith or make me question my beliefs. I can be right for myself without feeling that anyone else is wrong.
The other comment was "...that the truth can be found by not thinking" in reference to misconceptions about Christianity. I really don't know if a Christian can find truth with or without thinking, since my path is Buddhism. To me, the only way to understand Buddha nature is to let go of thoughts - I can only experience my true nature by *being* - words and thoughts are only ideas, they won't change my life by themselves. Only if I bring those ideas into my being and change the way I act and behave will they mean anything.
A wonderful concept is that the sutras should make us "light", not add to the burdon of knowledge that we carry. If we are reading the sutras (or Bible) to only enhance our knowledge - to make ourselves better than others - we are wasting our time. Only if the words we read open our eyes to the truth are they valuable.
