I think the Buddhist ethic is clearer and more systematic in some ways. The Buddhist notion is that our chief problems are greed, hatred and delusion. Well, delusion is not much mentioned in the Christian tradition. In the West, we… — Ninian Smart Copy Share Image
I think the Buddhist ethic is clearer and more systematic in some ways. The Buddhist notion is that our chief problems are greed, hatred… — Ninian Smart Copy Share
Buddhism and Christianity are incompatible because there is no God in Buddhism - particularly in Theravada Buddhism. But they are also allies because their… — Ninian Smart Copy Share
I often say that I'm a Buddhist-Episcopalian. I say that partly to annoy people.I like to annoy people who think that a religion can… — Ninian Smart Copy Share
Life is very difficult and we owe it to our fellow human beings to be as cheerful as we can. — Ninian Smart Copy Share
One of the effects of religions getting together is that they borrow from one another. An example is the growing number of Catholics who… — Ninian Smart Copy Share
I've often admired the way many Catholics who have left the priesthood, for example, have nevertheless remained sincere Catholics. They voted with their feet. — Ninian Smart Copy Share
A central feature of the ceremonial associated with Mithras was the taurobolium, the ritual slaughter of a bull which commemorated and repeated Mithras' primeval… — Ninian Smart Copy Share
People now have their own particular religion - a denomination of one. I suppose it's a part of the new age phenomenon, but it's… — Ninian Smart Copy Share
Children become more liberal partly as a reaction to their parents and partly through education. Education tends to make people a bit softer. — Ninian Smart Copy Share
Syncretism can be disturbing to people. They have often been taught, "You have to have solid faith and must be sure of your religion,"… — Ninian Smart Copy Share
I don't regard fundamentalism in the United States or in Europe as a terrible threat, partly because it is a self-curing disease. The younger… — Ninian Smart Copy Share
I would like to see an agreement that recognizes that we live on the same planet and that some interests, such as human rights,… — Ninian Smart Copy Share
I don't think religions will merge into a great global faith. But I do believe we're moving toward a global ideology that has a… — Ninian Smart Copy Share
Tolerance has been a very important feature of Christianity from its very roots, despite all the other things that have gone on since. And… — Ninian Smart Copy Share
The fact of the matter is that Buddhism has changed a lot. When St. Francis of Xavier arrived in Japan, he wrote back to… — Ninian Smart Copy Share
