grandmotherly Christian prayer is similar to Buddhist compassion meditation
latter probably tends to have a wider circle of compassion tho
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Interoperability between contemplative systems is massive.
I think people overstate the downfall of contemplative Christianity, though...
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Contemplative practices in other religions have degenerated just as much.
Except in monasteries & sects, which Christians also cleave to.
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And the case for Buddhism's beneficient/compassionate characteristics is *MASSIVELY* overstated when comparied with its track record.
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I'm saying all this as someone who thinks Christianity is a bit passé - all the religions hold up poorly compared with their highest ideals.
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true. prly unfair that i'm comparing what i think actual Christians do extemporaneously before bed w a formalized compassion meditation
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Probably also unfair to assume that compassion meditation is necessarily carried out out of individuated compassion and not religious piety.