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0 c1 p* u& Y- i: @( ?; IYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)* m1 l2 l8 S2 g
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
1 N$ q$ Y3 q6 S0 wLeonardo Boff : g- L0 E" R e$ a0 r* Y. u
and the Dalai Lama.3 K7 {7 U0 m8 U& a0 H) v* ~
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/ e6 D/ R" f% O/ E" rIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
1 B( L y( m( m) @8 r/ E5 }7 W4 mand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,; {, S: d( ^ O3 M* W* X+ b0 S
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
{( j$ ^# ~/ Nwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
( ?9 j/ L2 b* s. [; \4 y; @( ]He answered:
6 I6 M ^. L( e4 ?* N0 P0 o) x “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. % ~) D8 H* q& Y! i! C
It is the one that makes you a better person.”5 }% S; e. F( ~- Q: c7 H. d9 l
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:! A l. X, r- a- D& B9 Z+ @9 {+ l
“What is it that makes me better?”
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5 c9 {4 A' A' r6 MHe responded:
, S5 }) e. _9 [7 K5 _7 Z6 z“Whatever makes you
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more sensible, ( e6 ~% U/ n+ F+ o0 Q
more detached,
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more humanitarian,# t" K" ^ J- A% I
more responsible,/ c9 I+ Q% k' ]) w& s1 p
more ethical.”
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1 h0 w9 A. ~, L* W. D( W3 s“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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% E8 b, s+ v" u- @$ sI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:+ G+ f+ H) H n, e5 i; r
) k3 ?0 x. p* @7 I/ c( ?3 b"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.# y! \0 u4 {! p1 ^: J
0 s2 W2 A9 T$ Q5 `( \7 d; }2 f“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”! |+ n n' i6 a0 y8 {8 o: r$ [
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
. k# ` E. Q; q“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.5 j) f8 {% ]: \' C7 j' ~& [( F
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
, k! _) A- E8 N3 K9 ~If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”4 s' }7 U) Z {7 r0 Q/ Z, x
- q6 b O' ]; ]% k* n1 s“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
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Being happy is not a matter of destiny. 3 d1 P# w; u8 f5 r8 c- I6 L) s3 E
It is a matter of options.”
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& ^; Y4 y$ b/ ^) B4 S, wFinally he said:6 t4 O! N2 ~: R( ?6 r- p% b- p
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
- i. ~0 c$ R. d6 S, s4 ZTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
8 s$ ~5 A) s1 b% S- I) x( pTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
# K, {% q6 _! S5 O, g0 ^, |Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
- _7 F; @0 L$ _" P" ~Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,1 V0 ?" n1 A/ z. p- a3 g7 i
and your Destiny will be your Life ! m6 p$ y, ^7 i2 C
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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发表于 2011-3-31 01:54
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
