So ancient and so new.(personal account of attending a Zen Buddhist sitting; and other Catholics who have been involved in Zen meditation)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: December 3, 1999| Author: SCHAEFFER, PAMELA | Copyright information

Buddhism's path to enlightenment walked by growing numbers of Catholic seekers

If there are any absolutes about religion in these United States, one of them is unquestionably change. Since the 17th century, when European immigrants began arriving on American shores, perhaps the most stable quality of the nation's religious character has been flux.

An experience on a recent weekend is a case in point.

Early on a recent Monday morning I accompanied Sr...

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