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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
* E& g% U7 e" s4 |& k v! aLeonardo Boff
& } Y* T3 U1 L; d3 @and the Dalai Lama.9 u" E* ^- D3 m
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* U- z! Z9 {0 q, i/ N5 GIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama9 J2 b* a% A( u4 l% W1 X
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,+ z' b9 J& G$ L
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 0 u. A# T. ~# K7 a
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 1 a% B: T9 ]! d. y8 Z5 t& ?
He answered:
6 p5 _& {: f, j9 C6 \ “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
! K6 B' p9 X9 u7 V' h& r 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:
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He responded:/ L9 \9 x$ Y5 \: O9 v
“Whatever makes you M& G' l9 e. {3 ^
more compassionate,/ Z) a- M$ G0 k- p9 W3 F
more sensible,
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more humanitarian,/ a5 g+ y" ?4 W1 _9 V% I
more responsible,# m1 _3 ^' p9 _1 Z' C
more ethical.” ' |1 q @: T; t
2 D+ V! ?7 C, x0 a, M/ \1 p“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”5 h9 m0 Q. R- t/ R( B
2 U3 F% L$ T9 H3 Q% S6 AI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:4 q. o% U6 |5 d
+ M2 l" z% M5 C+ H"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not./ ?& N- D3 w& |7 Q2 a
9 i' l4 @2 W9 R! @6 O2 Q4 J# n“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”* v. V) R0 [4 }0 G* [7 Q
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
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If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. % m' m' o" q* P/ J
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
( t6 `# o! n7 I7 h3 @# S2 rYou will always have what you desire for others.
' Q# U0 A& f# _, H/ x: k3 z( `* h2 d8 MBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. 2 j: i8 E; Z8 M; d
It is a matter of options.”0 s C s7 i6 m/ c* Y9 ~4 F
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Finally he said:
5 x/ `7 G7 E8 r9 p9 ^ “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.8 c3 U) }3 h+ P+ L0 j
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.+ s9 I/ G% J7 @5 {) |) ~* n; V
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
7 j* l- _3 H# q( g/ Y2 g: `Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
% g1 P) Q9 e2 I; w/ ^+ e* jTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
/ `% n: Y/ ?0 D+ u& n% Mand 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. 
