摘要
幾乎所有的文化都奠基於宗教之上，各界宗教人士都同意對話是保存文化的唯一途徑。教宗若望保祿二世於1986年出席的亞西西(Assisi)會議，便是極佳的對話模式，依此模式有可能建立起全球默觀作為宗教對話的基礎。不論是東方或西方的神秘主義，其間呈顯著差異中的一致。以佛教和基督宗教的神秘主義為例，相同之處在於，人在空、無、無言之中捨棄自我，回到存在之根；不同之處在於，基督宗教奠基在納匝勒的耶穌之上。但兩者的會遇之處，其基礎在於朗尼根的「宗教皈依」，此轉向內在的皈依在所有實踐宗教的人身上都可以看到。各宗教信徒在忠於經典的同時，才能達至無言的神秘主義，它將進一步引領我們走向和諧一致，帶來彼此間的友誼。
並列摘要
Since almost all the cultures have been built upon religion, religious people everywhere are beginning to say that our cultures can only be preserved through friendly dialogue. Apparently, the inter-religious conference sponsored by Pope John Paul II at Assissi in 1986 has become a great model of religious dialogue. According to this example, it is possible to establish global meditation as a foundation for inter-religious dialogue. Between Eastern and Western mysticisms, it is, thus, feasible for unity to take place among differing diversities. Taking the dialogue between Buddhist and Christian mysticisms for instance, their cohesion consists in their return to the root of existence via the practice of self-abnegation in ku 空, mu 無, and silence. The difference is that Christianity is founded on Jesus of Nazareth. However, one may say that the foundation of their encounter is established in what Lonergan would call ”religious conversion”. Such an inner conversion can be seen among all those who practice their religion. Indeed, only when religious people are faithful to their Scriptures could they attain silent mysticism. In this way, they would move towards harmony and friendship among one another.