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% V* m+ J" g% [! t8 {3 r$ Y* RYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)1 j9 x' d$ ~3 z& b$ S
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
! J2 y, C8 C+ k% z0 \Leonardo Boff 3 G- j% H1 ~6 y4 F: ]+ e4 G: x
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama" p/ }( l V5 \1 `
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,. K% O$ q1 P% Z0 ]+ U
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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9 I+ _7 W B% i4 w$ KI thought he would say:! [7 X7 Z6 ]3 X2 [3 b/ x% R9 {
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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/ |9 s; d! z8 @ Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
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He answered:
( D4 E- D: f1 b “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
7 }; J" x) z7 v1 t& S, `# K( L5 M 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:
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He responded:6 G3 n ^% ]0 O# M
“Whatever makes you
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more sensible, & _) y; k% B* }; ^( R+ I* N" S1 `
more detached, , w w8 p; Y4 i7 ^( v& I: n2 J; M% o" Y
more loving,
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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/ M: C1 _( g2 i' }0 mI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:" a. v- o1 e+ I& Q
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"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.”
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
/ g7 F: @$ Z! s: g“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.' ^# D5 x' w. @3 _/ }3 D
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
( q; Y; h4 w+ Y) W. U1 v. Q- iIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.” K( P8 i6 @8 D# s& D* c- p3 O4 w. M
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
# _$ o1 {4 q, M: Y5 b6 KYou will always have what you desire for others./ s5 V4 s# r, J/ s4 j3 u
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. n) M2 r2 p0 H9 K$ g7 N; p
It is a matter of options.”% u u% ~) T" b& n0 l8 M( k# b
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) A2 d" f6 k! r3 a9 @, OFinally he said:+ p9 y3 x( F. \$ q' c
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.7 d. X: N) ?0 Q {- m
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.. i1 g) g' M A' j) Q2 a8 \# N2 w! ?
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
6 M0 Y3 U0 C+ {9 oTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
0 b+ |: t% r$ {8 x% NTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
; A7 r3 W( X u N j4 q0 ^5 [and your Destiny will be your Life
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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. 
