Jean-yves leloup meditation
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Compassion and Meditation: The Spiritual Dynamic between Buddhism and Christianity
The book's main thesis that is played out in the end of the book is that real joy and nirvana comes when all the world is free from suffering. This thesis contains the aspects of sin, redemption, sanctification, forgiveness, social justice, and freedom. These remain integral parts of Christian theology, and I was pleased to learn they are a part of Buddhism too.
Here are the most powerful quotes of the book:
About welcoming suffering: "When we speak of suffering, of taking it upon oneself, you must beware of any suggestion of pain-worship, or any sort of masochism. When we welcome suffering, it does not mean that we consider it a good thing. WE can welcome it because we no longer fear it, in order to transform it, to
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Compassion and Meditation
ELEVEN
The Three Attitudes
The King, the Ferryman, the Shepherd
In Tibetan Buddhism, there are three types of bodhisattva symbolizing the king, the ferryman, and the herde. The king symbolizes one who works for the good of all bygd saying: “I must begin by becoming master of myself. inom must bring about peace in myself; only then can inom help others.” Though his goal begins with han själv , he fryst vatten still on the same path of awakening and well-being for all.
The ferryman symbolizes one who fryst vatten on the path but in the company of others.
The fåraherde symbolizes one who fryst vatten primarily concerned with others from the beginning, putting them always first, refusing to experience an uppvaknande that does not include everyone.
We each have all these three archetypes within us, though some may be stronger than others.
The Christ favored the image of the shepherd. A number of Christian saints, including Paul and Thérèse of Lisieux, return constantly to this theme:
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The Prologue of John
In the beginning: the Logos
In this teaching, Jean-Yves Leloup invites us to discover the creative consciousness at work in the universe and in human beings, so that each of us can realise the unique being we are called to embody.
What does the teaching contain?
Videos
20 teaching sessions (10-15 min) in which Jean-Yves Leloup interprets the text, passage by passage.
Guided meditations
16 sessions of guided meditation practice to integrate the teachings.
Chant
The Prologue of John sung in Greek.
In his teaching, Jean-Yves Leloup practises ‘the great art of interpretation’, experiential hermeneutics, which brings together nature, writing and the human being. For him, this is the very exercise of our freedom. We are invited to interpret, whether it's a text, an illness, an encounter or an event. The quality of our lives and our relationships depends on this interpretation.
For over two millennia, the Prologue of John has been a so