The Morning Star Zendo vision

Kennedy’s vision is for the Morning Star Zendo to foster continuously an environment for interfaith dialogue—to be a place where people of all religious varieties meet and respect one another’s traditions and points of view.

The spirit at the zendo reflects and builds upon Kennedy’s deep respect for and knowledge of Buddhism. It carries out the principles laid out in the Jesuit statement on mission and interreligious dialogue, which demands that Jesuits be not only familiar with the thought of men and women of other religious traditions, but be immersed with them in theological exchange and in a dialogue of life, action, and religious experience.

GW says:

This is a beautiful thing.  At the deepest levels, Christianity and Buddhism are very closely related.  You can see the relationship by substituting the word “ignorance” for “sin” or vice versa.  Doing this, both traditions can understand one another.  Also there is the Bodhisattva, who takes on the suffering of others, much the same as Christ, who takes upon himself the sin of others.

via Morning Star Zendo.

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