 鲜花( 327)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
楼主 |
发表于 2011-3-18 12:44
|
显示全部楼层
本帖最后由 PTL 于 2011-3-18 14:01 编辑
2 n4 @! P' A V! M$ [( y2 o, r" Y, i; o5 R1 c$ A$ j
YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)0 ]8 z; a1 i6 A8 G% H
3 X/ |# f( r3 j
A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
) J" B& J1 {6 @$ `Leonardo Boff 7 G/ V; m9 q7 ^ _& |3 Y
and the Dalai Lama. Q( `, C: j, y1 X4 F
@ p1 D: X. {+ v' f
# [( B4 ?2 I5 J W$ g! pIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama+ s c, i9 T* S- `: T3 q6 T
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,3 b7 y, h0 s5 r) E: E3 g2 Y
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”4 n1 o7 O' y7 X- d. z, Z
5 o5 d; E! _- O1 ?2 \ v
I thought he would say:
8 U5 S( i$ S; D& K! B7 g“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”6 K7 X9 i: g7 n9 E5 j( f
" p# {) Q- G8 M) b3 l) s4 }$ r
Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
2 Y5 y7 ?" b3 `% W Dwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. ; T {+ |3 b7 n2 G: M; J1 Z9 |
He answered:+ N2 V: x" Y! e8 g2 Z; ~3 Q
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. ) f" c9 ~3 ]6 g, |* v$ T
It is the one that makes you a better person.”0 C$ J% d- o8 r" g) H, b
% c2 V" j7 A" l7 d; UTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
* i$ {! _/ H! J3 c+ }: X, d“What is it that makes me better?”( H* m4 s; C X8 W# ?% [
( [, K$ \# a5 H& i3 ?
He responded:: j4 O0 i& f E8 U2 Z
“Whatever makes you
# k% I$ M* O( ~0 i more compassionate,3 y( i9 V: D6 V: u( L4 Z
more sensible, ' u) _7 \3 q b
more detached,
/ ]7 w0 h5 D# q9 k R+ ]. \ more loving,
- {4 b( E/ B! M) k6 Q more humanitarian,
: E3 h+ t7 d9 g5 ]) h; B more responsible,, h0 e( F/ G- A% i4 y+ J
more ethical.”
- f9 B0 V$ n* B3 i+ [0 ?1 T" g2 U) d7 |
“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”" G5 F# K( X6 ?; l1 _0 [" G) s
! N: N8 G3 D, v9 G- A
I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
. P0 D, F4 C0 {. y$ W/ f2 A9 |) }4 N8 g% s, j; l* g
"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
( f3 ]+ j9 r: q6 C( }
: ^0 X: n: d( \! ~$ ~- R“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”8 d4 E8 G/ v2 s
& j* `3 K) j3 p/ I6 S/ D1 f# S. h/ U
“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
6 h- X/ k& Z/ H9 ^* L“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.4 }2 D' j8 j0 ?# D! Z# u6 j
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. - f& y7 R# {( C$ [
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”1 {$ z/ c$ X ]: o" ~
8 S1 |6 B$ M! C7 ~) `. o
“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.+ e! O( U1 Z5 l' P) e' }
You will always have what you desire for others.* D0 w/ j2 z7 I$ h; V/ z
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. & k: [1 C. |& }- P
It is a matter of options.”
! p# i2 Z1 T' B3 u- ^: l4 L! d y5 n# u) A/ t7 j. |4 {2 h6 M3 p9 D
8 ^1 { C8 q0 d1 N: [0 rFinally he said:# ?; ~- D% D+ G$ M: E% l/ P! W% S3 L
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
9 [- U$ i# P, [/ e9 C+ W. v& t' t- L# OTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
- o% g- Z& @: M. m, CTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.$ W5 C' b0 |) ?# K7 w7 o, g
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character./ O) u3 Q* j$ N2 k% c
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
1 q8 `7 J9 r$ y% e: V/ cand your Destiny will be your Life 2 _' a% j* @$ L5 [1 s. R
… and …
6 g8 u$ S- E0 p“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2011-3-18 10:44
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2011-3-31 01:54
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
