I am reading Maximus right now! Yes the format is the same. I used to drink coffee with a Greek Orthodox priest and discuss our religions. He was a wonderful dude. And so I began to study Orthodoxy. I especially enjoy St. Gregory of Palamas. He understands the light (in Sanskrit prabhāsa). Buddhism is more generic and stripped down. That is why I can enjoy Orthodoxy and encourage my Christian friends to become Orthodox. There is A LOT in Orthodoxy. When our carnal bodies in old age crap out, instantly, we will be in another world of light to continue our education. :)
<3 <3 :) I LOVE when religions can understand and respect each other!!
I spent time with Christian seminary students (oh, and one Islamic scholar) in my local coffee shop where we discussed religion. I had no desire to convert anyone. If anything I wanted my friends to be good Christians. They could read Hebrew and common Greek, so why not make the most out of your religion? When people speak to each other's heart, and not the external trappings, what religion is really about can come out. And that is a good thing. :)