Early in 2010 I watched a recording of Compass (show on ABC1) - this segment was about a Christian guy who went investigating the many similarities between Christian beliefs and other major religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. Sorry, I have no idea who it was or the name of the episode.
It was fascinating as he uncovered the origins of the different mythologies in belief systems dating way back before Christianity in ancient India. The risen saviour, the miracle birth and so on. The code for living which is basically loving kindness, peace and good will to all living beings, doing to others as you would have done to yourself. It seems humanity has had these basic values and the mythology to illustrate and support them, since the dawn of time. They are not the exlusive preserve of any particular religion.
The narrator interviewed practitioners of Buddhism and Hinduism in Indian society and found a great tolerance and good will to to Christianity and the other "religions of the book" who claim to be the only legitimate way. Such tolerance and open mindedness is gold. We need more in today's world!
It was fascinating as he uncovered the origins of the different mythologies in belief systems dating way back before Christianity in ancient India. The risen saviour, the miracle birth and so on. The code for living which is basically loving kindness, peace and good will to all living beings, doing to others as you would have done to yourself. It seems humanity has had these basic values and the mythology to illustrate and support them, since the dawn of time. They are not the exlusive preserve of any particular religion.
The narrator interviewed practitioners of Buddhism and Hinduism in Indian society and found a great tolerance and good will to to Christianity and the other "religions of the book" who claim to be the only legitimate way. Such tolerance and open mindedness is gold. We need more in today's world!
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