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Give it a try!!! Mar 08, 2009
Great reading!!! Wonderful insights into the Buddhist faith!!! I would recommended to anyone who wants to understand Buddhism better.
Give it a try!!!! You won't regret it!!!
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Must Read Nov 27, 2008
Dear Steve,
I am from Church of Our Saviour (Singapore), your visit has brought much needed in depth understanding on how to talk to Buddhist. I have bought your book at COOS and it is indeed very insightful. Though I have yet to complete reading it, I believe it will help much in spreading the Gospel.
God bless,
Johann
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 Wisdom for witnessing Nov 13, 2008
From the knowledge in this book I found it a lot easier to speak to Buddhists about the Christian faith. Coming from the roots of Buddhism, and with the knowledge of what Buddha himself said, I can now talk to a Buddhist and help them see that Jesus is the way out of sin. There are a great number in the world and I believe that this book will equip Christians with the wisdom to effectively bring Buddhists to the knowledge of the Saviour.
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From Insanity to peace of mind Nov 07, 2008
i was a buddhist all my life... i grew up in sri lanka a buddhist country. I was so caught up in trying to find my way to enlightenment that it drew me insane. i was admitted to a mental institution twice trying to follow what i thought buddha said. reading this book changed my life. buddha was trying to find the way out of the circle of sin... and if you read the book it becomes very clear that Jesus is that answer.
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 Practical ways of talking with Buddhists about Jesus Jul 23, 2008
I think that it has some very helpful insights into sharing the gospel of Jesus with Buddhist people, particularly Thai people.
I found this book more practical than other books on the subject such as Alex Smith's "Buddhism through Christian Eyes" and David Burnett's book "the Spirit of Buddhism". It actually goes much further into how we can approach Buddhists and talk about the gospel from their own worldview. He also gives some helpful stories that help to understand some Buddhist thinking. Having grown up in a Thai family, he obviously has a much deeper understanding of Buddhism than most of us "foreigners" do. I feel that his approach of talking to the Buddhist person about his ability to live up to the five Buddhist precepts is a good one and one that I would like to apply more.
A few criticisms that I have are that he talks about things that are not central to the topic, and by doing this he tends to "label" himself. He spends a couple of pages talking about the importance of speaking in tongues. He also does the same thing about his view on Creationism which is not really the point of the book. I found this a distraction from the main theme, and I think that talking about "tongues" and "creationism" will alienate some readers who do not share his particular views on these issue. I wish that he would have just left his views on these issues out of the book altogether.
Putting that aside, I think that it is a helpful book and there is much that the average reader can learn from it. I certainly learned quite a few things, and heard new stories from Buddhist history that I had never heard before.
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