Curious Christian

Which is more accessible in Australia these days, Christianity or Tibetan Buddhism? Ben Askins, a Buddhist software engineer living on the Central Coast north of Sydney, recently made this observation:

There are a group of Tibetan Buddhist Monks visiting our local shopping mall this week. They are conducting daily meditation sessions in the morning, and creating a sand mandala which will be completed and then dissolved at the end of the week. I’ll explain the process and post some more photos over at the Open Faith Network as the week progresses.

What I find particularly intriguing is how practices that were once considered exotic, such as Tibetan meditation and devotion, are now being featured in suburban shopping centers. It’s a remarkable shift in cultural acceptance. Could you imagine a Christian worship group receiving the same reception?