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/ K$ ] Q0 U/ R6 AYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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/ K8 B" c# Q( e& S3 nA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
( s3 q- a0 s* X! ~( w8 }! U, f) YLeonardo Boff
* @0 i+ E3 C1 ]8 J: n a9 @- jand the Dalai Lama.4 [. |8 A& u* x0 ]9 f! H# Q% ~
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama2 _1 @' k* q( V' E- K
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,1 K# [+ u1 B+ k, c
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”3 x4 d. a' b9 |, i3 W
0 j+ K6 y( p# h7 P2 l! oI thought he would say:
" k3 w9 J% i/ L3 A+ p0 Q2 y“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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% g! ]0 g5 J! _/ {2 N. B& Q& a7 z+ O Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
2 ]" }- U2 P( C6 }) @) l) ^% fwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. & l* x/ k* m+ v0 m2 t
He answered:
0 o/ A' `6 g' ]9 z& m “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
6 q6 _" U, k5 F5 R; f 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:
$ c0 E) i& N# b9 t0 x6 w1 W# {, ?“What is it that makes me better?”$ b- c7 j* A' u6 A5 K
6 g. ?" \6 d) c3 K3 g- w9 q( XHe responded:3 x+ z/ ~% M/ v3 }6 f- \8 k9 P
“Whatever makes you 6 U4 B; `: g! b% z
more compassionate,4 @: C$ b: ~, [2 _) Y( f+ u" o
more sensible,
3 A0 ^8 }0 Z5 ^0 J2 w; u* P more detached,
* L, `' K+ j5 c( [ more loving,
8 `3 i% B+ U0 p P' j. i' d- H more humanitarian,
7 E% q; P, l& i/ p4 `) y more responsible,
. a1 `, p5 [0 ]0 _/ ?& u more ethical.” : {& V/ u5 Q/ y7 K" p- V
* X' d+ c8 u( U“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:8 h+ n+ \# F6 ~6 X. N6 u
; W: a/ B9 t4 r# ~& ?4 p"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.6 E* V X: U- B( W& T: r6 |) k
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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.”. x- p" x/ G' s0 O! u3 Z% n$ W; O
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
! d+ q/ P# b0 P5 D“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
/ X+ n2 r6 j. y& H/ ]8 O* qIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 0 h9 A3 F2 E! n. U3 Q* S7 z
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
. U- f2 g& G b4 ^& ~6 O% bYou will always have what you desire for others.
# i w( ]9 E0 D; T+ A! BBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. 0 g3 c1 @( e# z! s6 |5 }8 F) H
It is a matter of options.”
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- g# C7 O+ E9 Q2 [& c+ ?7 gFinally he said:5 I- X% b2 n3 Q7 x, s( V0 d
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
6 n- [! q/ z: Y( F8 p: ^Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.8 C' P! S" _& f, g! L
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
! {8 C: H( p5 g$ n1 tTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.) ]( e9 f/ D" A7 h2 \: `7 K
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
" a' I2 `7 t# |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. 
