“In this brave and beautifully written book, Tim Langdell reveals the profound connections between <br>the vision and practice of the Buddha and Jesus. Buddhists and Christians will be immeasurably helped <br>by this work and so will seekers on all paths who value teachings that stress non-dual union with the <br>real. This is both an impressive contribution and a moving personal testimony to a rigorous spiritual <br>path and I salute and recommend it unhesitatingly.” —ANDREW HARVEY, author of “Son of Man: The Mystical Path to Christ” and “Journey in Ladakh” <br> <br>“Written in the spirit of Thomas Merton’s Mystics and Zen Masters and Zen and the Birds of Appetite, <br>this book brings out into the open the rich affinities between Buddhism and Contemplative Christianity.” <br>—JAMES FINLEY, author of “Merton's Palace of Nowhere” and “Jesus and Buddha: paths to awakening” (Audio recording with Richard Rohr) <br> <br>“Christ Way, Buddha Way gives us a Buddhist reading of Christianity and a Christian reading of Zen Buddhism. He shares his journey of encounter and synthesis and outlines a path between that we <br>can all walk. I recommend it.” <br>—JAMES ISHMAEL FORD, author of “Introduction to Zen Koans: Learning the Language of Dragons” <br> <br>RE-VIEWING Christ’s teachings and the gospels again as if for the first time, Jesus emerges as a profound <br>wisdom teacher, whose teachings had a lot in common with those of Buddha. This book explores Christ’s <br>teachings on non-duality and his guidance on how to reach unity, oneness with God, through what he <br>called metanoia--going beyond (meta) thought (noia)--through kenosis (self-emptying). What emerges is <br>a strong connection between Christ’s teachings and Buddhism that reveals Jesus was clearly familiar with <br>Buddhist teachings. By viewing Christ’s teachings through the lens of Zen, common themes emerge that <br>enable the author to recreate what Christ called “The Way.” What emerges is a whole new view of Christianity for the 21st Century: Christ as wisdom teacher, Christ as a teacher of non-dual awareness, <br>and as a guide to living fully in the present moment. <br>