Church Group Goes Buddhist

April 18, 2007

Author: Amy Phalon

Source: Seacoast

http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070418/NEWS/704180332/-1/NEWS01

YORK — Sometimes "the mind is a tree full of drunken monkeys" said John McDargh, quoting an ancient Buddhist saying.

The 30 people gathered at St. George's Episcopal Church Sunday morning to hear Professor McDargh's lecture knew exactly what he was talking about.

Many in the audience were already familiar with the practice of "mindfulness," a fundamental practice for Buddhist meditation. McDargh, a professor in the department of Theology at Boston College, was there to explain the connection between this and other Buddhist practices and the practice of Christianity.

He said that Christians can use the practice of mindfulness in their daily lives and for prayer, adding, "It is about our time to be aware of our connection with God."