With the death of Zen master Thich Nhat Hahn yesterday (January 22, 2022), I'm spending some time in one of my favorite books by him. The Raft Is Not the Shore: Conversations Toward a Buddhist-Christian Awareness is a series of discussions between him and modern-day Christian prophet, Father Daniel Berrigan. Written while the Vietnam War raged on, it is an attempt to find the common spaces shared by Christianity and Buddhism, with a focus on peace. It is beautiful for it's ecumenical nature, for it's willingness to ask direct and bold questions, for it's challenge and debate, all done in a spirit of respect and friendship and mutual admiration.
Rest in peace, holy master. Rest in peace.
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