The arguments seem to go round and round. I still think that at heart the relevant question is more to do with where the dividing line is between theistic and non-theistic spirituality. In the actual experience of Reality of each.
Looking at many of the deep Christian mystics, and taking their writings/sermons/testimonies at face value it becomes apparent exactly why many who live the Dharma recognise them as "Dharma Brothers".
Creed, belief - such seems to divide. Experience of the Divine (to give the Nameless a name) would seem to unite.
As I briefly mentioned before, of relevance is the "I-thou" relationship with the Divine that many seem to need. Should this ever morph into what could be called a death of self, a surrender of self, where unity with the Divine becomes some form of consummation?
Myself, I think that the "self" must "surrender" (grow dark) and in a sense become a reflector of the Divine back into the world. As I see it, "I-thou" can then manifest in relationship with others with whom we share our world.
These are all simply musings, ideas.
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