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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)- v7 X3 ?7 A T$ h/ w
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
1 {0 C' u9 ]) O4 X; E6 G5 VLeonardo Boff
9 o2 x5 n+ Z- _and the Dalai Lama.. U/ a2 `% y0 X
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama+ n; e9 q0 E/ B5 d
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
6 v) _0 j% E/ K: d7 q! O ~8 N4 Pasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:0 Z( p4 h6 F% w( s+ q+ u
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”' `! D) d8 w( O5 Y1 b* o9 }7 a
7 q3 w1 y% L3 v1 ]! e9 L5 C Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
& T l# u* L- N: Cwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 8 |; k; N" d# b
He answered:
* G F( ^" A8 q0 V; _6 e- k “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
; H6 p2 X! L0 ~& d, {. p# I. i2 }4 z 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:5 D( G1 F2 q0 V8 j
“What is it that makes me better?”$ @; X7 f; P/ K0 \4 b- N, {* R; Y2 \
. o) k) S! m0 j1 M7 D2 `( f/ ]He responded:
4 S/ Y( N# ~/ |; \8 n& M“Whatever makes you ! m9 L1 g( c0 o2 F/ M
more compassionate,
2 Q6 g9 x# b# o, H/ e more sensible, ' z+ M9 Y# e9 B6 ~. e
more detached, 9 h: r& W, A$ L" C0 l5 T
more loving, 4 a% Y$ v: ^4 H
more humanitarian," ~ T. I* R: l8 ~- h# G& _1 W1 B
more responsible,( C) c) f u8 M! P+ `
more ethical.”
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! B. s: R/ I' [“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”/ w4 x2 g; |0 Y$ t
3 C# i( U) D! i7 \( p* JI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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& A! F- m+ c( X- ]& K; 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.”" T: y7 q( n% p$ {: S
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”& c, j: b6 B) x; Q
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
/ m) d3 a% x1 M. ?, kIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. . A8 e$ @: C T6 L
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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+ E$ o! I' l, c/ D; O( V" K$ x! E“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.# E6 D; U: W$ m& L7 q" E
You will always have what you desire for others.3 u4 T g. O i; v
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. 3 V* e5 U. [% a: N# i
It is a matter of options.”- l4 J3 }3 L! V9 l( b, M# _
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: x* D# e* l2 ~4 W( c! s% lFinally he said:7 ^' k- Z7 q% Z5 u/ D) b
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.8 r9 ?) @* X1 o7 W
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.2 b) Z' V+ N- K" s
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
. h4 w3 M6 j% X* S5 c1 NTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character., H3 v. T2 n8 U% k8 C3 \
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
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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. , \/ N: L+ n/ v
