Category: Buddhism

• To Love an Enemy

  I’ve been thinking lately about whether it is possible, or even desirable, to love an enemy. In his sermon on the mount, Jesus says, ““You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”…

  Benjamin Broadbent

  March 5, 2022

  Bible, Buddhism, Christianity, Theology

  Enemies, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus, Krista Tippett, Love, On Being, Thich Nhat Hanh

• The Glass Is Already Broken

  Sometimes I wonder if I could be Buddhist. Not convert to Buddhism, but become a Christian who also practices Buddhism. One of my favorite courses at Harvard Divinity School was taught by Charles Hallisey, a Roman Catholic who had fallen in love with the study of Theravada Buddhism, and his love rubbed off on his…

  Benjamin Broadbent

  February 26, 2022

  Buddhism, Christianity

  Achaan Chaa, Charles Hallisey, Harvard Divinity School, Jesus, Mark Epstein, Theravada Buddhism, Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen and the Art of Saving the World