 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
+ ^& `8 {- V% E1 K6 q9 w: u! \) Q& Z2 F, g8 J" X
YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
5 X2 ?) ~+ Q! s3 W) o$ E& q) Q; ]) q- U1 G
A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist . \9 G6 Z+ [4 X1 {
Leonardo Boff ! x, A* O# G! |6 f( u% X+ H
and the Dalai Lama.$ ]! u5 z k' D3 {& X
5 M K C7 [# S( t5 c/ {& H& y' T
+ c; X, e( l% m' O# H2 }9 KIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama' H, S0 K0 ?6 E/ ^! y! y
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
' U) W9 C$ A& lasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”& ?% _+ y' F, S! t
6 q( P# E- `0 t0 {3 z( z' p D
I thought he would say:
- E6 g7 G. \3 U `6 C# i“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”" N: o; V/ k9 g
: G; H& |) E- Y% P, U2 |# j9 _ Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. * Y) ]3 |: Z) T# t
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. ( v) A9 j/ o% V1 L, N
He answered:* I: V# {: t, \7 L5 V, k
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
w/ n# j5 x. n# b, e It is the one that makes you a better person.”
, `. ]2 Z; r' R4 q; r2 C4 w, d) ~
To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
9 Y, w8 W1 d/ [+ J) T( s2 ?“What is it that makes me better?”% r; B8 b, b: B, l
& S% u# |0 `: C# N7 x
He responded:( k) ]' T5 F( l4 P$ \* D
“Whatever makes you : \7 v' ~8 `4 x3 U) Q
more compassionate,
" b V6 h9 |) z5 J8 d more sensible, 4 g( e0 @( [- R) Y6 R
more detached, % t7 |, k/ o/ m+ A9 }& b9 M, X
more loving,
& B7 M {# E; L( s' S0 o2 ^, B more humanitarian,
1 w7 `! g' [5 g9 _$ X& v more responsible,& x7 ]; I, r0 f6 ?( Z6 C' u. j7 k
more ethical.”
/ c6 `) h# W7 G; `3 n
2 S' R9 A. F) g. `& x; @. t& f“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
+ p6 v% p F- d& e7 n
- N& U1 K+ J6 q4 j1 `I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:8 j5 _5 z" x. R( j8 q8 M# N" B
, ?! X5 \* H5 a1 v6 ?' c- ]"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.# o9 X% w A: X$ |: ?0 {0 e) I
. S s+ y+ [ q& j. U3 v
“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”
+ P+ k# R$ y2 K( D' g- s, T6 ?' i# H3 G
“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
0 ]$ M2 q- \% W& O“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations., \/ m3 K" l) P& `. L
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
2 @7 R4 v: m7 G" D& T- w s8 }If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”1 i+ `3 @8 G. n8 m7 B8 w
. B, S, L2 K# H) p+ r“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
4 w* V2 M7 g8 oYou will always have what you desire for others.7 D! ]7 r4 \3 E! H3 i9 F8 |
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. ! T/ k6 q! P( \8 }0 d& U
It is a matter of options.”
4 ?9 ?! j5 V1 n6 c9 W, n9 ?6 [- w! m- K1 \3 a
4 C' O V$ [' ^9 w7 HFinally he said:0 m) B; X) f% R+ g! e, R0 p
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.3 N, q2 v! }) N/ L3 a4 j. T1 c4 S
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.. Q! {) A8 v5 P I/ Z. P/ F8 m
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits." J6 X( ]( x, h6 [. o1 l5 P/ J
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
/ ^: Q" ?2 D9 [* \( N8 f/ t* STake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,8 X/ r8 d/ l( ?2 A
and your Destiny will be your Life % Y+ }/ L7 a. n: T% g6 B; T4 o
… and …
: h7 R2 p- z: S9 W“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. + r$ j3 b* d* ?' U3 V+ F3 D0 D0 B9 D
