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& \4 \8 _0 |7 ?( O; r8 lYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
$ o2 j: t* t. O) h1 v/ r* gLeonardo Boff
+ T! v$ y) a d/ land the Dalai Lama.! Y# ~% A# |5 y' Y1 U" |
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- o7 d4 \. J7 TIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
% u- Z2 I0 o& c3 N! p) Kand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,: @7 {: X3 M0 X" F9 J- f8 L
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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3 W( b# I6 j- T1 m0 X2 fI thought he would say:
8 x7 }5 @; R0 r# K3 ^$ S8 x“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity” P6 h! u2 J l" K8 U" u% Y+ Q. p
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 0 V+ q* g6 l& l( ~) B: ]* A
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 8 e1 X7 f5 L8 H1 b7 J1 i
He answered:* |$ w4 N, ^6 o! I
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 1 u) i* B4 S& `3 y0 R2 G) x
It is the one that makes you a better person.”3 ~) y' n9 a- A, k
9 }; z9 G8 v w% B: LTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:9 W1 Q+ Z' N) U# A$ X/ M% E$ T" Z
“What is it that makes me better?”# J- M3 F4 \3 L7 ?" j
# C: ^- h. u0 \+ ~He responded:
% z& i! D& N0 H) y) f“Whatever makes you $ o& S+ s) X l7 U. J0 Z9 s* }7 t
more compassionate,
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, x% r) {8 Z: F+ c& f# j, \/ j: y7 Z more detached, ! R1 h, p$ z4 g# H" m3 s
more loving, ( t4 b4 U0 L. h2 B/ p$ A
more humanitarian,
9 w1 X( \8 }! r) q more responsible,3 B( q8 w, a1 S, V
more ethical.” & K ?9 _9 p9 k4 I
3 k3 h7 |) ?9 M6 v) b4 V“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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: Z: e) w( o1 j5 ^8 P# Z' YI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:+ }7 d8 a% V+ l4 E. k
7 V+ \ g/ [' W"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.2 o2 w8 X v/ ]2 J9 Q) A
, E' ^7 n6 T, i' u“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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, a) A# c# i7 y9 R' Z“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”; Z) E& T) f" l* k2 e) A
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
! g; Y/ d: z( n/ _8 @& j. w6 P2 tIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
% W# z& E& U& ZIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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; _# T3 {, r$ U, A( J; T“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.8 X( l; M2 H1 J* O
You will always have what you desire for others.
* F2 A/ }9 K) n; l+ D0 FBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
1 u. g* ?6 n4 N" o6 K$ q( f It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:# \. Z6 A+ M3 e
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
. S- {' r- M" F- f H/ zTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.0 M2 [3 ]+ l7 |0 t p0 M
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.6 M$ M+ E% n3 X) b
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.# K- r$ L+ V( t, K6 s0 F
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,* P+ l. \/ I6 ?1 v4 R p
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. 
