This story comes from the book "Living Buddha, Living
Christ." Here's a direct quote, which I found at

www.spiritsite.com/writing/thihan/part4.shtml

"Twenty years ago at a conference I attended of
theologians, and professors of religion, an Indian
Christian friend told the assembly, "We are going to hear
about the beauties of several traditions, but that does not
mean that we are going to make a fruit salad." When it came
my turn to speak, I said, "Fruit salad can be delicious! I
have shared the Eucharist with Father Daniel Berrigan, and
our worship became, possible because of the sufferings we
Vietnamese and Americans shared over many years." Some of
the Buddhists present were shocked to hear I had
participated in the Eucharist, and many Christians seemed
truly horrified. To me, religious life is life. I do not
see any reason to spend one's whole life tasting just one
kind of fruit. We human beings can be nourished by the best
values of many traditions."

-- Thich Nhat Hanh, "Living Buddha, Living Christ"


Metta,

Bill

--- Piya Tan <libris@...> wrote:

> Friends,
>
> I'm writing paper for an inter-religious forum. This is
> one anecdote I
> would like to use. Could anyone help me with the source
> of this story:
>
> "Thich Nhat Hanh, the wellknown Vietnamese Buddhist monk,
> activist, and
> poet, now living in France, once attended an
> inter-religious
> forum. Speakers were telling how each religion should
> respect other
> religions, and not mix things up so as to end as fruit
> salad. When Nhat
> Hanh's turn to speak came, he said that 'loved fruit
> salad'!"
>
> Thanks & sukhi.
>
> P.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>

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