We should maintain that if an interpretation of any word in any religion leads to disharmony and does not positively further the welfare of the many, then such an interpretation is to be regarded as wrong; that is, against the will of God, or as the working of Satan or Mara.

Buddhadasa Bikkhu, a Thai Buddhist Monk


Sunday, October 23, 2011

Touching God

In a brief exchange with a Catholic priest in Florence, Italy, Thich Nhat Hanh asked the priest about his understanding of the Holy Spiri.  The priest answered that he saw the Holy Spirit as being "the energy sent by God."  Thich Nhat Hanh writes,


The Holy Spirit descended on Jesus like a dove, penetrated Him deeply, and He revealed the manifestation of the Holy Spirit.  Jesus healed whatever He touched.  With the Holy Spirit in Him, His power as a healer transformed many people.  All schools of Christianity agree on this.  I told the priest that I felt that all of us also have the seed of the Holy Spirit in us, the capacity of healing, transforming, and loving.  When we touch that seed, we are able to touch God the Father and God the Son. (pages 13-14)   Amen.
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