Mission to Convert The Devil Worshipers Buddhists

I was looking for a Buddhist prayer, the text of which I couldn't remember. So I asked Google "Dalai Lama's prayer"--because I believed it was his--and came across this:

Sonrise Center for Buddhist Studies, Inc. (SCBS) is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization whose vision is to see a church established and leadership discipled among every unreached Buddhist people group.

Our mission is to equip the Christian community with relevant information and appropriate training for ministry in a Buddhist pluralistic context so that they can intelligently share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with their friends, relatives, co-workers and neighbors next door.

Personally, I believe that proselytizing (actively trying to bring someone into your own religous beliefs) is at the very best misguided. At worst, it is morally reprehensible.

It turns out that the founder of Sonrise, James Stephens, was a dedicated member of Soka Gakkai Buddhist from 1970 to 1984. On pilgrimage to Japan in 1985, Stephens was injured. The Soka Gakkai functionaries in Japan did not come to his aid. So he became disillusioned with SG, and "became a seeker"

Stan Guthrie had this to say in Christianity Today (Vol. 38 No. 13 1994.11.14, Pp.72-73)

GAPING EVANGELISM HOLE
While many in the West turn to the East for spiritual guidance, few American Christians have taken on the challenge of Buddhism, either here or overseas. Before he decided to start the Sonrise Center, Stephens discovered a "gaping hole in the efforts to evangelize Buddhist peoples." Contrasting the comparatively high interest in other religions, such as Islam, Stephens notes, "There's not anything from an evangelical point of view, or a historically Christian accurate point of view, which addresses the Buddhist faith and those who are lost in the darkness of Buddhism."

The darkness of Buddhism. Let us not forget than the ecumenical spirit is entirely missing from such radical fundamentalists as these. Beliefs such as these threaten the democratic fabric.

Comments

[thomas]

i fill that this staff is not enough for me and would like to have more of your religion at hand
bye

[Dianna]

When there is only one right religion, those who follow it must try to help others that are lost, and worshiping false idols. God commanded us to love him, no one else. What kind of Christian would sit back and watch someone fall into the traps of Buddhism, or other things. Buddhism teaches there is no God. That is the work of Satan.

[Liz]

Well, then Dianna. You are right, Buddhism denies the existence of a god -- but also denies the existence of Satan.

[Sylvester]

What??? "Buddhism teaches there is no God. That is the work of Satan. "???????

Who told U this?

Go n read up what r the 6 realms in buddhism.--
Gods, Humans ,Demi-Gods (Asuras),Hungry Ghosts, ,Animals ,Hell Beings

There r 33 heavens, n 18 hells, n in 18 hells have 500 sub-hells.

Read up.

[Sylvester]

These Realms represents 6 different states of existence. Though some cannot be readily seen, they can be experienced. These 6 realms also represent 6 different states of mind a person might continually go through.

Gods

It is important to note that in Buddhism, gods are not beings that control or intervene in our daily lives. Rather, they are beings who experience a great deal of happiness as life goes on smoothly for a long time with absence of general suffering. However, this state is only temporal. We all, at one time or other, have had such an experience. When "everything" goes our way, as we wish, we are experiencing a state very similar to the gods.

Demi-Gods (Asuras)

These are beings who are constantly in an aggressive or competitive state of mind. They have great wealth, yet they are always reaching out, striving for more. In our modern world many of us are not unlike them. We live a generally high standard of life. Yet, we are constantly seeking and reaching out for more endlessly.

Human Beings

In this state we experience a mix of happiness and suffering. It is also in this state that we are able to attain Buddhahood. Thus a Buddhist would strive not to be born as a god but as a human, as it is as a human that we are most able to best practice the Dharma. Animals

The most powerful force acting on animals is ignorance. They are guided mainly by instincts where the preoccupying thoughts are food, sex and material comfort. Many of us have had experiences when craving for food or sex is so strong that we do things that we might regret later. A person who is too preoccupied by these thoughts is thus somewhat bestial or animal in nature.

Hungry Ghosts

In the ghost realm, beings are in a state of neurotic desire, and not having them fulfilled. They are always filled with great hunger or thirst. We have often seen people in less fortunate nations in great hunger due to drought or war. Their living is not unlike beings in the ghost realm. Closer to home, many people experience neurotic craving for relationships and cause great pain to both parties.

Hell Beings

These beings, of all the realms, are the ones suffering from the most pain. These beings suffer from constant acute physical and mental pain. These descriptions fit the details of the ways in which many prisoners-of-war have been tortured.

[Sylvester]

Is it so scary to flip tru some texts on buddhism before giving comments?

[Lora]

>>>It is important to note that in Buddhism, gods are not beings that control or intervene in our daily lives.

I don't understand how someone can have a desire for a god who has nothing to do with you or your daily life. Isn't that the whole point? To have a personal relationship with the God of this universe?

[dd]

Your views are exactly like the Taliban.

[cynthia lindsay]

Do buddhist children experience higher academic achievement through meditation and prayer?