orthodox christians aka russian orthodox, greek orthodox and coptic orthodox use a chotki or a prayer rope, and say the jesus prayer which is a mantra nad meditate as written about in the philaklia (lord jesus christ son of god have mercy on me a sinner)is their mantram, the orthodox christians are an eastern religion the can only be grouped with hinduism and buddhism.
protestant and catholics are western faiths and eastern orthodox is a eastern faith. a orthodox priest i know said the hebrews were from india and the 10 lost tribes lived in india but reverted or converted to the hindu faiths, i dissgree i think the hebrews are some hindu sect, perhaps one day some one will find a manuscript that proves the hebrews were vedics.
orthodox christian in my opinion understand hinduism better then protestants nad catholics.
i took a collage course on world religions and get a A+ on the eastern religion because of my orthodox christian upbringing. i think if i was not raised in orthodox ways i believe that my following of santanadharma would be very had to do. i agree mostly with orthodox religious views i just dissagree with some of their history and their desition in about 300 C.E to remove reincarnation from the bible and the faith. them dropping it was political move to control the populace more so they think the have only one chance to make god happy so they removed it, before 300 C.E. all of christiandom believed in reincarnation. i also believe the paul invented most of the tenants of the christian faith and perverted it. i how heartedly believe in jesus christ the yogi and that he lived and died in india. i think that most of the new testament is corrupted and far from christs teachings. i also believe the jesus was not jew that he live in a jewish land and the the old testament and jewish religion is not the same in anyway. i think hte old testament should not be part of the christian bible.
jesus was by far not a jew in any sence of hte word. he was like a token jew like many people in the past that become muslims do to islamic invation and forcefull persuasion.
jesus was hindu not a jew. all the christian writtings one wants to show me will not change my opinions about what i ahve said here, so please dont even bother to try to change my mind or say i am ignorent. my grandfather was a rosicrucion and then and he belive in jesus christ the yogi hindu holyman.