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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)0 h* `. Y+ u) K! ?4 h, r' ~
' u6 s; O9 W# J* n2 G/ N0 EA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
8 G: V( [6 y. VLeonardo Boff 9 r. D& q3 |. ]
and the Dalai Lama.# j! ~* o1 x1 F) X2 O
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
/ @' y2 P# E- U+ a6 G4 m% F* {and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
8 ?% [8 W" O% w: b3 `5 Aasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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" [1 H+ S5 r+ a$ \% J- ]I thought he would say:5 l7 n7 N3 y' |* R# Q, u7 k
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”2 W# |/ J; ?7 O: V0 N
; d/ C+ E) i6 Z) P- W8 B: ]& H Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 6 [& G+ o$ C: q# h/ x
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 4 ^0 h' H: M9 W3 g% J" x6 D
He answered:
6 t0 R0 [. f# R3 l “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
) |; Z" n2 N8 V& e It is the one that makes you a better person.”3 m4 |4 q+ n, M- p- O$ [
% L' q+ X3 h' R9 a7 ^To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:5 t- ~3 _' q/ y# ~
“What is it that makes me better?”- i4 S* U1 o- O9 M+ M
- q* P3 P9 @4 k+ CHe responded:; C6 X3 A! Y/ x+ l" J
“Whatever makes you
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more sensible,
6 }: N n, y& o8 a7 u/ y2 l more detached,
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5 y; Y k5 l& N* T# |8 L' [( ` more humanitarian,
4 y- h$ o- z4 b# h more responsible,0 m6 t7 Z* c; p: Q# C% ?9 Q% \
more ethical.” " x+ }( I' ]; p% V/ p7 g( R
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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% T. ~$ I2 o- O% Q7 R: v. s"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”* j( m$ U; p6 y& K; T4 E
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
8 Y) [6 H( @8 h3 t5 r/ R“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.5 x% c4 U, H, V( F c( {+ \
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 5 W$ i/ i! Y, O6 X) k D ]$ @
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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% v) v; ~6 x8 A- g9 i! T5 @/ r5 k“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.3 M$ h- f* C+ U. y0 p0 a( }
You will always have what you desire for others.0 X. u. |1 }% u7 r
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
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Finally he said:* ~# v# p; V: }9 ]1 P/ K
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
" B9 G) R+ V" E6 p6 \Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.' R& O3 x+ |9 U% \, M. t- c; p
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.; e+ G( [9 T3 t/ L8 d: R# w
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.( X) y5 h9 o& e6 s* w& q
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
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… and …
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发表于 2011-3-31 01:54
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
