They seek release from the anguish of our condition through ascetical practices or deep meditation or a loving, trusting flight toward God. Buddhism in its multiple forms acknowledges the radical insufficiency of this shifting world. It teaches a path by which men, in a devout and confident spirit, can either reach a state of absolute freedom or attain supreme enlightenment by their own efforts or by higher assistance. The Catholic Church rejects nothing which is true and holy in these religions. The unity of people throughout the ages who have sought the sacred is depicted so simply and clearly in the document cited above.
Various cultures struggling toward the same end is seen as uniting humankind in one glorious search.
The fact that Christians see Christ as God and human does not negate the fact that God is revealed in other traditions as well. Delve first into the writings and practice of your own tradition. With such a foundation newly discovered and firmly rooted, one then can be surprised and enriched by dialogue with other traditions. At the very least, one will be able to let go of some of the fear sometimes generated by being with people of a very different religious tradition. Specifically then, Hindus, Buddhists, and Taoists would do well to enjoy the spiritual writings and practices of the Christian saints, i.e., Saint Teresa of Avila and Saint John of the Cross, Saint Ignatius Loyola, Saint Francis de Sales, Saint Jane de Chantal, and Thomas Merton.