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To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (23614)	7/14/1998 8:07:00 PM
From: Craig Richards	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Emile, Glad to hear you found peace and joy through Christianity! These truly are great gifts. I can understand why you found Buddhism lacking if it was only a mental trip for you, and did not affect more than your mind. Did you study with a teacher or through books? Did you do a variety of practices? Which school did you study? There's a lot of ways to approach Buddhism, and different approaches work best for different people. Many have found peace and joy through Buddhism, but it is very challenging to find anything meaningful without a good teacher. As an eminent teacher has said, "One hour of meditation is better than reading 100 books on Zen". I hope you have continued peace and happiness following the Christian path. Regards, Craig

To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (23614)	7/14/1998 9:58:00 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

>I put Bubbhism to the test in my youth and found it wanting. Budda's elemination of desire is a mental trip that is beautiful on paper but unattainable without the grace of God.< Unattainable for YOU. Judge not lest ye be... Oh I'm sure you know the rest. There are many paths to enlightenment, and even if you personally don't think so- it is only a personal opinion. I happen to think that Jessus and Buddha would have gotten along smashingly well. Soulmates, if you will.