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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)$ M* |3 }% ?8 T) K t1 g' f' a
, {( ^( O7 r! a! r! KA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
/ o. _6 r1 `* S' iLeonardo Boff
, ?6 ^9 H% S9 T0 d8 S3 Xand the Dalai Lama.4 c) F: @' ]' u3 z, B. y" T
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6 \; X, t2 q* y+ VIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
# x; L3 [& x% h% R2 j2 pand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,% N7 @; T' H% {
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”, `$ k- K1 S/ o8 K/ |
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I thought he would say:
) i1 d/ k; |0 t+ E8 ?“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”$ r. o6 V+ S, t0 T q" }+ o
l( T1 j5 y. a8 `! z7 ? Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. . R3 Q U5 ]7 @" V% `
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. + U% H# R6 L) ^: |" _
He answered:2 H# N7 z- I/ V9 i) n& M
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. ) Q( `6 u* }" ^( f( |
It is the one that makes you a better person.”* N0 @1 T% n& V. U9 B7 A1 f
; b! l6 k4 ^- V% c' R3 w" ~To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:9 L6 M2 [2 D2 e
“What is it that makes me better?”4 [! ]6 b) o4 d$ j6 n9 |
( t8 B6 {8 k; E3 d$ y' L" d. AHe responded:5 O" | S' ?4 e: j( J4 ?
“Whatever makes you + q) s$ i# B' M. s5 R7 H
more compassionate,* ~2 ]: I7 R4 ?, t H
more sensible,
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more loving,
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$ d) E1 I4 k, v( a! K more ethical.”
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+ y4 J3 `: O! x' t“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”( [1 W7 y5 U# |
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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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( ], m9 I! U" X5 ^; H( o2 [9 N"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.1 I4 B7 o; K- [
, \9 Q* C- c' o( C, M! U“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”" |. S2 [0 {7 M+ U0 i* w
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”3 l, m$ N8 K' O( n5 Q( x3 N8 j' g
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.+ T9 R5 @8 a0 l. Q
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
- ^9 f0 @2 X4 @7 b3 `2 Q# pIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”7 m5 p, ^3 P$ @
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
i6 N" L% n$ P" h; xYou will always have what you desire for others.# Y! }, s/ V! q( S3 S2 s
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
6 V( W8 v0 {' G9 h# B0 Z0 f It is a matter of options.”2 ]% B4 `( _1 \ b7 R9 |
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Finally he said:
& f6 S7 \( q0 y% p! l “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.8 _6 b$ r8 Z" i
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
9 B4 i" c- o3 k) g0 Z4 T7 Z7 q5 CTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.. D( b; I6 Y$ k- l
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.+ c* s) I/ I1 ~- q L
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
) X! M9 Q* ^- s- ~# Dand 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. 
