Month / September 2017

by James Ross Kelly

Not far from Buddahood


A university student while visiting Gasan asked him: ‘Have you ever read the Christian Bible?’
‘No, read it to me,’ said Gasan.
The student opened the Bible and read from St Matthew:
‘And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet I say unto you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. …Take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.’
Gasan said: ‘Whoever uttered those words I consider an enlightened man.’
The student continued reading:
‘Ask and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto
you. For everyone that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth, and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.’
Gasan remarked: ‘That is excellent. Whoever said that is not far from Buddhahood.’
ZEN FLESH, ZEN BONES
Compiled by Paul Reps
by James Ross Kelly

When the Pope Talked to the Trappists


The Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance — commonly known as the Trappists — are concluding their triennial General Chapter meeting today in Assisi. This gathering of over 200 abbots and […]

Source: When the Pope Talked to the Trappists

by James Ross Kelly

Report: Pakistani Christian Teen Beaten To Death By Muslim Classmates For Using Wrong Water Fountain | Daily Wire


Seventeen-year-old Sharoon Masih, an open Christian in Pakistan, was viciously beaten to death by his Muslim classmates on his fourth day of school for allegedly drinking from their water cooler.

Source: Report: Pakistani Christian Teen Beaten To Death By Muslim Classmates For Using Wrong Water Fountain | Daily Wire

by James Ross Kelly

Advancing The Kingdom in El Retiro – Soul Harvest Missions


Source: Advancing The Kingdom in El Retiro – Soul Harvest Missions

by James Ross Kelly

Immigrants? Leviticus 19


 34But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.