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4 A+ P& e# Z+ \) e* A; hYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)* ]5 ?' {; F% y3 E5 O- y+ ^+ b
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
6 }* b1 G7 F3 Z. u% zLeonardo Boff
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; B$ W0 d {! P$ ^* w6 vIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama- I$ o I3 `1 D+ I9 G
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
+ b" x9 C1 q( zasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”9 @1 ?. G$ C4 b" f- s9 l
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I thought he would say:" v9 X2 i L. I$ d
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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( E- D! _, R/ R! _$ o Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. ) R! ~6 S" s$ P- N
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
9 p1 k- a+ Y- ~# V0 s: YHe answered:
7 o9 F4 N' I1 ?1 ]0 ?8 C “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. ! o5 I% w% t: j* u: Y
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:
/ b0 ?: x" v: A& O/ y“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:$ D0 k9 P8 Y' u: C) _ x
“Whatever makes you 8 o- l5 ^, Z' J; B+ X' F
more compassionate,$ _' t( d0 o# h
more sensible,
9 s8 b$ _) Y& q more detached,
" V+ U' U& L8 b2 _! P more loving,
! w0 j" _5 c0 `& a% {3 h more humanitarian, u. m' I) p0 l7 O8 H& I4 S: n* r( W y
more responsible," S, D. ?# l/ E+ \$ a
more ethical.” 6 g6 c) D( i2 {
6 ^) z3 c8 p, U$ ]7 c“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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( h9 L: U% R# F# y. JI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:" b: Q* H) D. q' i& l& d
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.5 m( e/ h/ b4 i
! f6 d$ k' ]) `. z" E* [“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”. P7 a# t. i& i! J+ Q) e
6 y( V# t# l2 m" T“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
/ [/ H. Q5 W! ^) I% F; o! p- n5 g“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.3 r* i" h1 P4 _6 B8 [2 W
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. ]& N; d( m# \' y6 I
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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5 h3 n. l: o7 G8 x“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
+ {% v) B4 K. v( X8 A4 Y# EYou will always have what you desire for others.2 i$ G; m* P0 r& `9 N
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. 9 t6 @( Q( t3 C9 f! l! I
It is a matter of options.”
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$ D, m0 u2 E! q' R3 i' MFinally he said:+ g% t, L; `* i# ~* L
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.5 d9 }- `5 _/ v9 s }- S; e
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
& E3 ?) m7 l5 Z" A& CTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
" H( x- W& L& _# FTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.9 p: |% f; u5 m# U$ [' S- a, V% D
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
z8 s* B# @; @ q5 nand 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. 
