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Temple welcomes a monk [STATE Edition] Publication :     St. Petersburg Times- St. Petersburg, Fla. Author :      WAVENEY ANN MOORE Date :      Nov 1, 2006  Abstract (Document Summary) [Bill Leonard] noted that renowned American Trappist monk Thomas Merton was attending a conference of Buddhist and Roman Catholic monks when he died in 1968. "Merton was moving into an interesting stage that anticipated late 20th and 21st century spirituality in terms of interfaith dialogue between distinct yet shared spiritualities," the professor said. Such interactions have continued with discussions of Jesus or Buddhist techniques of meditation and contemplation, Leonard said. Sunday's festival began with members of the congregation circling the temple three times, carrying their offerings on their heads. As the procession ended, they stacked plastic-wrapped robes and other colorfully wrapped gifts on the platform where the monks would sit. After his ordination, [Schlosser] returned to the sanctuary wearing one of the new robes. The moment was captured by a monk with a digital camera. One of those greeting him was Jim Cameron, an ordained Buddhist minister at the Bodi Tree, a Theravadan meditation group in Largo. He has been a friend for about two years, but Sunday, the relationship took on new meaning as Cameron kneeled before the new monk and bowed three times. Moved, Bhante Kassapa stretched out his hand, urged his friend to stand and hugged him tightly. Both men had tears in their eyes.  hide... [Bill Leonard] noted that renowned American Trappist monk Thomas Merton was attending a conference of Buddhist and Roman Catholic monks when he died in 1968. "Merton was moving into an interesting stage that anticipated late 20th and 21st century spirituality in terms of interfaith dialogue between distinct yet  more...

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