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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT); u: O: B7 b! i# N& v( D; `1 B7 Y
: q$ U1 {. _' I6 h/ L4 BA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
9 \; O. A) R6 n! }Leonardo Boff 6 W4 |3 u+ s. ~6 T! g1 t
and the Dalai Lama.# B/ l( S& g( t* ]
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4 E* |/ y4 Y c" `In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
* a* m o6 v! E# ^ Xand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
# y& D% k$ k6 ~8 g1 q1 hasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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( K8 g' P) B* UI thought he would say:3 F, T/ W! _! @) j6 M
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
1 ~, a. |( k" ^; d2 b) l6 h: lwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. ) j: |8 P: b1 c8 W4 q; v6 S
He answered:+ q8 Z0 C9 j# R6 {4 |
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 8 m; a1 W! g1 l6 k$ f5 a
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
& a$ S6 ?% D( e R3 x, p r; o“What is it that makes me better?”! ~: I8 M7 M' E& h! h0 f2 ~
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He responded:/ j5 d/ j+ h c' c: E
“Whatever makes you
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& V( Y) y5 E1 s s: i, L6 Q more sensible,
4 ^2 v1 V, h) X2 \2 a4 u- d' w more detached,
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more humanitarian,
; _# @) [& q; M) C2 H' Z. D% L more responsible,
* ~/ a- z- Z: t, k) Y& r. I* P2 d more ethical.” F+ G' ^8 w" _
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”3 b. H6 j9 K1 {7 W* s/ |) ^
% a( m6 F; Q% K- RI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:- X. s0 y5 r/ P; ~# P; S; W
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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# W# y' @+ Y' m“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”8 G* O+ j$ N$ b# L2 ?4 S
; A6 J I! Q& e: i! h“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”; p2 u9 r6 k/ U b; f
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.6 T5 F9 f$ R* R
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 4 j; A/ T; `' V# R$ a
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”, }$ M$ w7 Y7 y8 ?8 O7 z
8 |& \0 T: Y2 y) ?: R+ L; ~2 I# U“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
& T8 M# }4 l' V9 P+ e3 K% K0 dYou will always have what you desire for others.
+ q2 m2 X5 v& S3 z4 n6 nBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
# t) c: g2 ^6 l& N5 i It is a matter of options.”/ d" F4 q5 t8 d2 j8 Q- q U. m
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. ]! P" w! |! s3 p5 `0 C$ WFinally he said:% ?; n( h; P& m( M
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
8 _3 j( n" ]; fTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.& u% H& S, k9 X3 z
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.2 S3 F# L8 |( x8 H; O; N/ n2 ^
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
' b! Y$ V, S3 wTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
( E+ `4 Q8 b/ _, V: d+ o' Yand your Destiny will be your Life : l* V6 i: x, z L9 ~7 P# `3 l
… and …
, G! ]. `* N4 u& f: v“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. 
