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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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: o# q* ~# A, K( [A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
3 R: @# p# T3 g: R5 Y5 XLeonardo Boff
5 k& P* ^/ D* A2 H% v) dand the Dalai Lama.; _8 W* n S0 w Z8 f
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8 y" V# f4 U$ k6 @4 U! x2 }8 f* v4 gIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
" i+ {8 r- g2 v, M: r) u; ]and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
1 _& W O+ Z$ R) p# u% rasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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& W+ o3 x3 c x7 @1 ]! D3 S/ i" f. kI thought he would say:! N" y, \ `) L$ \
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”9 Q/ k& Q# Z/ j! n& G. B. K
1 f, u, W/ y5 Y0 g% k Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. . S D" C% b7 }- F
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 8 s0 \( a6 Z2 [$ A9 V4 U
He answered:; r& l! G' k0 F- ]/ V
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
3 ?+ M# \' ~+ J; Z, Y: W It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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1 }2 O& t$ M6 |To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:7 b! r/ [" I( Z) U) s
“What is it that makes me better?”4 g- o9 C+ a; i: q
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He responded:8 _/ G: Q, Q2 v9 p6 |
“Whatever makes you ) t8 d% o% R! K- t# |6 G
more compassionate,0 p6 b; `* J7 ?. b$ r& N$ Q% A
more sensible, a4 ?; H- e1 a
more detached, 7 X2 g `8 Y( E! X+ V! `8 z
more loving,
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more ethical.”
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3 u- L1 A, w/ B& N8 s; D“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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& p6 \) \$ _0 T, _# I$ BI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:& N5 R$ q8 x9 G% A! d1 F9 K
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.; E5 X5 ^! }$ L; l, ^% k7 `
' r, G3 j% G" r+ D; Q1 \- }“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.” s& C2 J$ D; N, H, o
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”5 K, Z! S# f% [: Z2 |% E* J! j
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.) D$ G* y% a% E9 ~
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. , K$ X$ _% z; Y) J
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”, L) ~3 s) Q Z8 s5 {. ?. c
6 E! Z9 @+ z! q* k: u“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
& _5 i0 F7 }4 u; ?You will always have what you desire for others.* ~; V# C- g1 T( g& P. F
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
1 I$ y6 }1 \) r It is a matter of options.”1 D* n N0 J1 J) f8 I9 @
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Finally he said:
3 X* {# W7 I% V9 U! x “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
# C- d1 p2 f) |7 Y% C2 e$ o5 CTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.* p C' X9 t# h
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.* `) S/ G5 ]3 k7 c4 L# ~' M( c
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
7 j, [8 I/ k! i& A. ]8 [Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
, H$ h1 ?. R. J" \, dand your Destiny will be your Life 6 j r7 j' k' w/ L0 S# O0 W
… and …
* t' }3 y5 L% E% ?) l; n“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. 
