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' x" D6 Q: X& V3 e$ kYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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2 K. j( D5 G8 d. d9 DA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
5 V% a- \ k2 [( P) }7 b& oLeonardo Boff S ~# ]% T0 [% O, ^
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
1 @' J0 A% Z( k, H' land myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,- L) o6 }. ^- q3 u$ q
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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9 `; g; {1 v; k: Y* \2 z: X4 fI thought he would say:
& ~( S" A8 b' H4 D( M“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”* B! M: O" x+ H! p, \, @3 A3 m
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 9 q% Z7 F( X s5 c8 h+ L
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 2 x% R3 C, ~, f/ Y% R
He answered:% v' {0 E- y3 R8 r+ [
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 7 s8 }1 c% E: P! W) r; P
It is the one that makes you a better person.”; a. Y0 _7 K8 Z( s+ k0 e
# @; Y8 o8 _! O3 c( UTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:8 P* m) f1 w1 U$ K
“What is it that makes me better?”' N0 @, Q; M' p5 |* J
" _, t5 G {& {8 vHe responded:& E: [% N1 E7 L8 Y2 O0 ^( J* w7 v
“Whatever makes you & ?' e/ n( a) G! f/ \7 c- y: r
more compassionate,7 v; J- Z4 Y8 m( v% l2 A ^% d
more sensible, 2 {, i# A: K4 c1 L* M* H
more detached,
5 v* J# N- A5 h4 Q more loving, 8 U W$ s& L- T7 w8 H
more humanitarian,0 f& X; b( t# G
more responsible,
4 m# X" R! u/ I9 H* V more ethical.”
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7 f2 X+ N. u* K; `6 A“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion” Y O1 M' h; b9 ^. H }
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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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+ z) h: x5 v7 D/ P( |"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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# a& y, I% l9 G j1 E“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.”! t% f# R# R" d2 W& y
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations., l, Y( @; V! J; x- a' n$ p
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. ; D# J" n8 Z' `- O
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”9 c( D% [& K% l
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.8 v4 u$ d" n# l6 l% q) s8 m8 u6 a
You will always have what you desire for others.! l( k. e' C! F' D4 P7 z' ?
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. w/ r; o, r" a
It is a matter of options.”1 X9 P8 T( [- t5 x0 t3 F1 q1 F" I
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7 h' t$ X6 F: m) W M' G2 a3 w9 iFinally he said:/ P6 K1 s' r$ W
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
3 s( t+ X' ~& n+ c0 iTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.5 A: | j, C5 [. r
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits. V% Y% v. @8 ]1 H8 G4 \3 Y5 f$ x
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.$ G9 |1 s/ Q6 U% d: Q7 F. w
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
+ e# ]2 P4 X# r3 R) r6 I4 O2 M/ zand 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. 
