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# L+ f' ]4 k5 i4 sYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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- u, L8 ]8 m7 T1 L5 _A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 4 w4 R; Y' L; }+ `% X# n1 B+ B& G; L
Leonardo Boff % g+ u& |1 ` Q! m% Y
and the Dalai Lama.
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+ q0 T2 k/ _# @7 S& Z ~8 V& hIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
7 g) X0 y- V$ N! Xand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
7 k0 R+ Q) v, |asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”( o$ P' [ n) |4 z& Y5 G( |
P! r% Y, G& c& r3 }/ pI thought he would say:
2 Q. @8 X+ K2 O' [7 @4 _, Q“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”1 K [) ?2 ^; s
% x4 `/ B* Q: k! [7 O* H Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 3 B; i3 [7 O( ?/ ]$ N: q
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
; p7 r/ ? k9 S6 FHe answered:
4 ^7 e2 _* F' s4 D* U1 y: u “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. ! r" ]* D$ S& f1 {( M7 u& w' @8 ~
It is the one that makes you a better person.”. R9 N1 h# O8 o. k: J# d
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:, l6 U) g1 \6 f, V" B% v8 W T4 _
“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:
( Z* d% j$ t$ p9 r+ c4 Z“Whatever makes you
+ ]7 ^/ m& k4 v3 p more compassionate,
5 e# s" p6 M$ z" n4 e% R5 c more sensible,
$ ^8 k. D0 b1 _, N more detached,
; O3 n& {# Q/ p! f8 t7 D more loving,
2 V8 v( Y& v( a$ I( _1 N: ] more humanitarian,7 k; L+ \2 Q& @9 F. m5 ~3 n
more responsible,
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8 t& l" {" {+ v3 h“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”7 e2 K9 V b4 n! R4 P
: S1 c8 `$ A. ^" r1 _9 HI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:0 ?2 T8 `3 R/ g9 p5 Q" ]' _
0 U& m/ Y* a4 C9 b# d) Q+ x"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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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.”
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
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" ~% ^# g* D4 g0 ^; _If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 9 z( V8 u( d7 W
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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. a+ D% i) L/ L) F$ U( R% A8 f7 r H“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
: b, B. l2 P" IYou will always have what you desire for others.
' n. A; \! f+ G* H6 ~& U% i. UBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. , [+ I2 D2 g% j' H; B0 M4 i
It is a matter of options.”
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. L4 M5 A" Z4 E: F( Q2 @$ s$ B# q6 EFinally he said:
# M6 S/ Q6 r' L7 ~% S “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.( b* e' J) X" \' k* T" a+ W
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
, A4 J% [* N7 v, H, F, UTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
- e4 \; F1 l2 G. }! kTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.6 z9 K/ I$ T8 x# ^
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny," j; ^0 x |8 q
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. 
