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In this episode I explore a question many people quietly carry. Can you love Jesus and still practise awareness. Can the comfort of Christian faith sit alongside the clarity of Buddhist teaching. Do you have to choose one path or can they both live in the same heart.
This conversation begins with the famous poem Footprints in the Sand and widens into a look at what truly carries us when life cracks open. I talk about Sunday school, my favourite childhood hymn, the years when I tried to get rid of all religion, and how awareness eventually softened everything.
We touch on the sermon on the Mount, the beauty held in Corinthians thirteen, the voice of the Buddha, and the simple human truth that all wisdom traditions point toward compassion and presence. The episode is really about how to build a spiritual toolbox that actually works, without throwing away the tools that once held you through the hardest nights.
If you have ever wondered whether your Christian faith can live peacefully beside meditation and Buddhist ideas, this episode will speak to you.
Quotes from the episode
“Anything that opens your heart and brings less suffering into the world is worth keeping.”
“You do not need to choose between Jesus and awareness. You can hold both. The presence beneath them is the same.”
“We suffer when we cling. We grow when we include.”
“Whatever carries you in the storms, honour it. Add more tools if they help. Nothing precious needs to be thrown away.”
“You can sit with Jesus and the Buddha at the same table. Trust me, they would get along.”
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