Jesus said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Jn 14:6) So, if one is a Christian, then Buddha and Mohammad (unless they point directly to Jesus, which they don't) have nothing to teach us. Buddha, with his beliefs on reincarnation directly contradicts the concept that your one life here on earth is vitally important and Mohammad, with his impersonal God and lack of belief in the divinity of Jesus contradicts the personal and incarnational beliefs of our faith. Both lead further away from God, rather than helping us come closer. I don't worship Buddha as a Deity yet have learned much from Buddhists over the years, and I know from interfaith events we've done here that people of other faiths have learned much from Christ. One of the most spiritual events of my life was when the Dali Lama came to speak here, not necessarily what he said, which I did not always understand, but the moment he came in and sat down and composed himself- he just took his shoes off and sat quietly praying for a few minutes and the whole room took a collective deep breath, there was a real sense of 'oneness' and peace. According to the Nicene Creed which establishes the formalised Christian religions God has the three components: Father, Jesus and Holy Ghost and thus is omnipresent. Like you, Tracy, I have been immeasurably enriched by Buddhists. Including, like you, by