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1 B* c/ \% z s3 ?% wYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT); n" _# c1 `8 m( A6 \1 P
5 x2 ]6 {" C6 ^$ f/ zA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
1 U9 y% |( t+ H7 l, {) WLeonardo Boff 3 |/ m/ }1 p& u( H0 g, Y0 F# N
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
9 S4 A* X" g0 B2 `6 Z Nand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest, j$ [/ ~, E/ |3 L8 O
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”6 K# d% L. m9 R
/ q6 ?7 @ n/ a, U* o, `" zI thought he would say:
" r. g: \# p h! n! n“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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+ V% ^' B* j: S- W Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
4 X5 W' U/ D" ywhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
' _4 V) C& w3 V! U7 @6 D* `He answered:
% z8 a5 A$ |' h' e. C# R8 w “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
9 z5 Q: j% |6 T% T% g" 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:
/ N" L6 [% k2 s: r2 ` g3 O" g“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:7 T7 J# |& D" O) F$ u* J9 l
“Whatever makes you
+ Z3 S3 Q$ n1 P, T4 c+ @: C1 M" m. Q more compassionate,
/ [) S1 p, C" F more sensible, 9 V6 y$ R0 N1 K' ]( _
more detached, ! U" N+ B0 O. f& H7 v4 n" a' ?
more loving,
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; ~/ M8 S; U" o8 X' F5 } more responsible,' k9 Q/ `( P$ j% r2 _
more ethical.” ' b( v+ Z* T# G2 h2 m3 y* [; B
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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# D; x: g7 f7 mI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.# u3 ^6 c! z5 t2 m
' a1 T. a2 C: C# b“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.”
' i1 I% ^4 V% h. S- d2 I“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.. N$ `' M7 [% w8 w+ w2 b8 e1 V
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. . v; h# f6 A9 Z7 z' v3 x! b/ w3 ~
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”5 ^9 d$ p+ R$ P9 t
1 ]9 w( T/ c0 J1 z R& @“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.* |" ^) n) p* M
You will always have what you desire for others.
: D' o) T" ?. K: K5 f- xBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
# i9 A5 [& y4 Z9 c6 b5 ^7 W It is a matter of options.”
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7 u+ ^. c' _8 r9 k, b4 }Finally he said:7 q8 v3 k6 ?7 u% T9 e9 m
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.0 ?4 {1 Q4 [2 }
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions./ X& o# W J, W# ^
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.; `- i" F1 Q6 ^ U, L f* t
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.! ?* l8 N" e M0 p
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,# m9 f/ x0 ]! S3 J
and your Destiny will be your Life
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x0 U- b% Q; I- E5 I% i F- }“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. 
