Accosted by a Christian

by John Shore on October 29, 2010 in Personal · 339 comments

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LSS February 5, 2012 at 3:45 pm

I’m curious, maybe it was already commented and i missed it, but why did you guys leave Zen? I was considering going into it but didn’t think i have the committment. My husband practices zenlike, well, practice, without the meditating. But it has an effect on his life, definitely. Maybe he has found some adhd compatible method of meditating or something. Anyway… Since i know it’s compatible with christianity, i don’t assume you left Buddhism because you became christians. So that’s why i ask, why DID you leave it, or didn’t you really leave it? Sorry if this is too nosy a question. But i ask if for practical reasons in case it applies to our own case.

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danielle February 4, 2012 at 12:56 am

I was once approached by a rather shaky woman who cried, “God loves you,” as she tried to shove a pamphlet into my hand. I simply replied, “I know, but don’t worry; God loves you, too.” She was silent. I kept walking, sans pamphlet.

Every situation is different, but personally I’ve found that responding kindly but firmly without getting into any semblance of a conversation (while keeping in motion) is generally the best way to evade people like this. Just as the best thing you can do when someone insists on screaming about hellfire and damnation on a street corner is to ignore him/her completely (unless, of course, that person decides to do something to harm him/herself or others). They thrive on conflict. It’s the only way they feel powerful. It’s almost like they’re addicted to it. It’s tragic, really.

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