Zen, Catholic, Jewish (Quaker talk)

Hey, which one is the right religion? - Right for me or right for you? They all have something.

Roshi taking many liberties with the life of the Buddha, from privileged prince to enlightened teacher, followed by Rabbi leading with a joke.

Zen Buddhism and Quakerism: South Jersey Quakers #16

South Jersey Quakers (Salem Quarter) March 15, 2019: Zen Buddhists Catholic Roshi Seijaku and Jewish Rabbi Richard Chimon Simon of Pine Wind Zen Community (Jizo-an Monastery) speak at Woodstown Friends Meeting for Salem Quarterly. They gave a fascinating joint interfaith Dharma talk about Zen (Mahayana) Buddhism and Judaism and Catholicism with many similarities to Quakerism. They then answered questions from Friends in the audience. It is well worth a watch!

COMMENTS

• (@mikesander8551) I’ve listened to this several times and there are so many insights. Thank you for sharing.
• (@Airic) THIS...WAS...AMAZINGGGGG.... thank you for uploading this! I just learned about Quakers, and I've always loved Zen Buddhism so this video was GOLD to me! I think I'm officially identifying myself as a "Zen Quaker"! haha much love!
• (@soulonsoul8035) (edited) This is beautiful, I always felt Quakers and Buddhists were similar😍 I watched and enjoyed the whole thing.
• (@JessiCat1980) I thoroughly enjoyed this teaching - Thank you ❤
• (@sas-lt4qv) What a privilege to hear this beautiful, liberating, generous and astoundingly good talk.  My deepest gratitude to everyone involved in the production of this video. ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏
• (@Cleisthenes2) he rocks
• (@jamessorensen3447) (edited) When I left the Evangelical Quakers I started studying Taoism. I recently found that both Hicksite Quakers and Philosophical Taoists believe that the most important thing is following the Light. Philosophical Taoism isn't a religion, it is a way of life. There is no dogma, no creed, anyone who follows the Way of Light is probably a Philosophical Taoist even if they know nothing about it.
• (@donalddyer5597) (edited) There. are big differences between Zen and Quakerism.  Zen has a hierarchical structure.  There are head monks, junior monks, and so on. Plus in Zen, unlike Quakerism, there are masters and their students. For me this is problematic because of the potential for abuse.  There have been many reports of Zen masters abusing their students. I have practiced Zen for over twenty years and now have shifted my faith to the Quaker path. Not having clergy is a big draw for me. It seems that this lack of hierarchy limits the potential for abuse
• South Jersey Quakers (Salem Quarter) March 15, 2019: Eds., Wisdom Quarterly