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@7 f7 F! ~# G4 MYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)6 ], S3 o' K" d' ]
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist ' k4 f1 O7 L9 ^4 y+ l
Leonardo Boff % P- u2 Y% v- x R$ k) ?
and the Dalai Lama.4 f! K5 ?& D9 i4 H2 [ K/ \
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
" ~+ g3 H/ \2 d' {8 c$ T' E& Band myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
- O) Q, H' x0 \, o+ @2 F, K8 }2 @asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”: S( ?5 a$ O; y3 f. P) a6 t
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I thought he would say:
9 n+ k {9 L3 J$ N! Z“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”; x9 k3 j: W4 S
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
6 b( `/ E1 ]. d8 g" J1 w& G6 Rwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. . }2 w/ Y2 z/ X! J. q2 I
He answered:7 H! M! @* M, |9 {4 M3 c. Z" f
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. + U* [5 {2 y( ?. G) Q5 m
It is the one that makes you a better person.”, N6 R \3 {9 i/ U0 @
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:' G' Y7 m0 v- I) p
“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:: l! _, \: Y7 b% E6 u
“Whatever makes you M) L! H- G* w. p L0 _
more compassionate, [) q v0 h4 j) X
more sensible, 5 R7 U9 U f) F8 @" T$ t
more detached,
: a$ I) w, Y; T5 D more loving, + k( U& M: l: _- A
more humanitarian,
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more ethical.”
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' ^$ p% b+ s4 S* h“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:' G+ J @/ \! k1 D5 K4 @* a3 X J
3 ?: @, O, o# Z* N"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.$ E* e q" E( H9 P
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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.”
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8 L5 p. d8 q! a2 J“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
4 @6 N% J) O$ m- d0 g“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
6 @) k5 c j3 @- Y% j9 ^+ pIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. l9 S! a+ q. U: |
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”6 E6 L$ a9 m9 V# B: y2 [: l
+ {- Z+ c% w2 S“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.3 c1 h: z: u) H& V: T
You will always have what you desire for others.3 ^" g- M6 }. J0 @# {
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
$ X; R7 t2 x8 D7 g9 H It is a matter of options.”
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5 Y: n' U$ h# V, o6 l, v$ \Finally he said:9 Z0 G4 {% ]( T1 B6 x" d w$ O" K
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
+ ~0 O7 o& y a% _Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
; I* h# F& \ ?/ E3 p- i, ]Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits./ y- M2 d7 I/ ?7 i; T
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.0 O$ H5 }5 ? x0 u" u ~2 ^
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,; r! j5 P: I* }/ b: V) M1 }5 ]
and your Destiny will be your Life
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发表于 2011-3-31 01:54
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
