When God Meets Buddha | Khenpo Sodargye Q&A at University of Auckland

This video features the Q&A session following Khenpo Sodargye’s lecture “When God Meets the Buddha” at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Audience members raised questions about God and the Buddha, love and compassion, and whether different religions share common ground. With clarity and warmth, Khenpo Sodargye reflected on the shared pursuit of the highest state of the human heart across different spiritual traditions, inviting thoughtful reflection.

00:00 Introduction & Moderation
00:00 引言与主持开场

00:48 Opening Remarks by Professor John Bishop
00:48 John Bishop 教授开场致辞

02:05 Reading from Khenpo Sodargye’s Book
02:05 朗读索达吉堪布著作选段

03:56 “God Is Love” — A Christian Perspective
03:56 “上帝即是爱”——基督教视角

04:52 Question: Can “God Is Love” Bridge Buddhism & Christianity?
04:52 提问：“上帝是爱”能否连接佛教与基督教？

05:07 Khenpo’s Response: The Highest State of Love
05:07 堪布回应：爱的最高境界

06:08 Question: Where Does God Fit in Buddhist Cosmology?
06:08 提问：上帝在佛教宇宙观中处于什么位置？

06:45 Khenpo’s Answer: Explaining Faith Within Its Own Tradition
06:45 堪布回答：在各自传统中理解信仰

07:26 Question: Can One Be Buddhist but Not Religious?
07:26 提问：可以是佛教徒但不具宗教身份吗？

08:36 Religion, Science, and Modern Society
08:36 宗教、科学与现代社会

09:37 Khenpo on Science vs. Spirituality
09:37 堪布谈科学与灵性

11:23 Question: Suffering, Impermanence, and Human Fragility
11:23 提问：痛苦、无常与人类的脆弱性

11:53 Do Past and Future Lives Exist?
11:53 过去世与未来世是否存在？

13:30 What If God Truly Met the Buddha?
13:30 如果上帝真的遇见了佛陀？

14:23 Love, Compassion, and Wisdom Beyond East and West
14:23 超越东西方的爱、慈悲与智慧

16:14 Unconditional Love as the Core of All Religions
16:14 无条件的爱：一切宗教的核心

17:16 Closing Remarks & Gratitude
17:16 结束致辞与致谢

Khenpo Sodargye,God Meets Buddha, Buddhism, Christianity, Love, Compassion, Spirituality, Interfaith, Universal Love, Wisdom, Faith, East Meets West, Interfaith Dialogue, Christmas, University of Auckland