The Unexpected Way : On Converting from Buddhism to Catholicism

Contents......Page 11
Preface......Page 14
XIX, XX - Missing page......Page 20
Introduction......Page 22
Suhrllekha - A Letter to Friends......Page 44
An argument concerning what exists (Ontology)......Page 46
Another argument, relating order - particularly moralorder as understood by Buddhism - to ontology......Page 61
God and evil......Page 64
Meditation on a doughnut......Page 70
Consciousness, self, morality and others......Page 77
The undesirability of suffering......Page 81
The many Buddhist strategies for mind-transformation......Page 86
On the morality of the Pope's craving......Page 98
A belief in reincarnation is not compatible with beliefin a good and j ust Creator:......Page 101
Do we know where we are going ?......Page 105
First thoughts......Page 108
Second thoughts......Page 109
Can Wensleydale be saved?......Page 110
On hell and apostasy......Page 118
Does no one care about sinners ?......Page 120
Self-righteousness......Page 123
Why baptism?......Page 124
Musing on relics : A theological reflection on theTurin Shroud and faith......Page 128
Why did Jesus have to die on the cross ?......Page 131
A prayer on Christmas Eve: Prelude to theMystery of the Becoming of God......Page 133
More on drinking wine......Page 134
On reading the Gospels: Don't mind the truth,feel the allegory?......Page 135
How much can one take of one's fellowhuman beings ?......Page 139
2 On the Resurrection......Page 142
The occupied tomb......Page 144
The empty tomb......Page 147
The non-existent tomb......Page 149
Tell me what to think !......Page 158
Option for Catholicism......Page 161
Great cathedrals......Page 171
Can one find God in shit ?......Page 176
On doing theology by numbers......Page 183
An argument to prove hell and purgatory......Page 188
Is Satan really wicked ?......Page 190
On contraception......Page 192
On Christ' s corporeal presence in the Mass......Page 198
Gilt-edged guilt......Page 201
Confession ?......Page 202
We are but lowly worms......Page 206
Appendix One: On Rebirth......Page 218
Appendix Two: How to Become a Catholic......Page 224
Basic books on Catholicism......Page 231
Works on Buddhism, including Shinran......Page 232
The resurrection......Page 233
On Aquinas......Page 234
G. K. Chesterton and others......Page 235
Catholicism in the contemporary world......Page 237
Philosophy of religion......Page 238
Others......Page 239
Notes......Page 243
Index......Page 257