[Magdalen] Sophia Institute

[Allan Carr]

The only Buddhism I know is Zen, which is a way of knowing that all persons are the Buddha by   experiencing this for oneself without resorting to philosophizing or to scriptures.


> On Jul 12, 2017, at 8:25 AM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Buddhism offers wonderful ways of meditation that is indeed compatible with
> any kind of religion.
> 
> I typed a lengthy response to you and accidentally deleted it.  Damn.  So,
> for now the above will have to suffice.
> 
> New Age is a dicey description.  I apologize for bring up the language.
> 
> Ginga
> 
> 
>> On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 9:07 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> NP, Ginga. I was just curious. My brother is an Episco-Buddhist, as are
>> several friends. Buddhism isn't really a religion (as Siddhartha Gautama
>> didn't psit a deity), it's a way of life, and Buddhist *practice* is quite
>> compatible with just about any religion.
>> 
>> On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 6:49 AM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Perhaps I should have said 'experiential'.  Sorry, Jay.  It's personal.
>>> 
>>> Ginga
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 6:05 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Just curious, Ginga--what about it sounds "new age" to you? It sounds
>>>> fairly standard to me, kind of Buddhist-ish in orientation, but that
>>>> doesn't prevent Christians from participating.
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 3:19 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Ann,
>>>>> I am not on their mailing list and I don't know anyone who has
>> attended
>>>>> their programs, so I can't give an opinion.  I recognize some names
>> of
>>>>> presenters.  A lot of this seems 'new age'; I've never been drawn to
>>> that
>>>>> sort of spirituality.  BUT, my being conventional does not mean this
>>>> stuff
>>>>> is not great.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ginga
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 5:59 PM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
>>> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Ginga, since this operation is in Charleston, I'm wondering if
>> you've
>>>>>> heard of it or are familiar with it or any of its board.  Some of
>> the
>>>>>> faculty/presenters/retreat leaders sound pretty cool.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> https://www.thesophiainstitute.org/content/our-work
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Ann
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The Rev. Ann Markle
>>>>>> Buffalo, NY
>>>>>> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>