Rainforest Mind: Zen and Christianity: An Interview with Rev Ian Spencer

Rainforest Mind with Kaspa Thompson
Rainforest Mind with Kaspa Thompson
Rainforest Mind: Zen and Christianity: An Interview with Rev Ian Spencer
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Rev Ian Spencer (front row, 2nd from left) in his Zen robes at Amida Mandala

Today I enjoyed spending some of the morning with Rev Ian Spencer. Ian is an Anglican priest and runs a retreat centre not far from here. He’s very involved in interfaith work and is also a Zen Buddhist. He seemed like the perfect person to speak to about Buddhism and Christianity.

In this conversation I ask him what Zen Buddhism offers his Christian practice, how he makes sense of ‘The only way to the Father is through me’ and we get to the mystical heart of each tradition.

We cover topics like intimacy, holiness, relative and absolute truth.

Ian mentions books by James Finley and Thomas Merton.

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