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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT); ?4 c! l/ C- g2 v- l
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
, b0 f# Z& }5 i+ [6 f- m2 rLeonardo Boff 6 I# Q4 j6 P4 R4 I% W- d& v! J, z
and the Dalai Lama.
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1 F: a8 j2 M4 N9 ?- a2 b" v9 [In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
/ ~$ Q, x- R5 v8 K: y6 hand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,1 B6 Q7 j3 N1 a, J
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”/ S" a6 y. h8 }) G
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I thought he would say:
) M) C+ W. b: E& c) X" `) ^“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”' M2 Q7 l) W3 B ]
7 T7 `1 Q! I; T' U8 T$ P Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
d% |$ `$ x8 g/ J# e; Xwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. * g. R4 @& \. O7 M/ ?# U. u$ W
He answered:
# O2 j T5 D! [5 B) _% e$ y: J “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 9 T8 q! n6 F& G+ D$ d
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:4 @/ K' t: Q) s/ y, S8 ]9 c$ N* I/ X
“What is it that makes me better?”9 T( S0 Y/ V. p
: k; O$ e+ e7 M, w) FHe responded:
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more compassionate,3 V$ ]- ^ {# g; ?% S+ d
more sensible, - g2 | I# L& K/ M: s) n$ }. I
more detached,
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more humanitarian,
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# u% {+ k5 j1 ~. o9 z more ethical.” 8 f$ Z& p4 T' I8 T
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“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:. V* Z' K& y, B6 T
$ U) R; |$ U, T0 c# w"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.6 m1 m7 W5 ]; i( N7 o
5 I6 w0 Q" Q$ u+ k9 X4 c( \“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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. T! I, w, h# r7 }- ?" Z$ z“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”4 b8 f t2 H8 |% `4 ]: a
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.% K+ A6 f- p6 s* W
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 0 |2 p" ]3 C0 V5 i/ g$ `* h" `( E; P
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”8 A6 C# V5 z/ q2 ~- E
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.$ e) G9 J% e1 c3 W `1 u
You will always have what you desire for others.
$ O7 l: y0 v' w1 s: zBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. : T( H, n" Q1 ]2 P* U- a$ U) ]
It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:
5 _0 n( k+ b! o* y& z “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
) ~. _' X* |) l% N: J4 qTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
( L1 a* d3 C: o9 [ nTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.; c5 A9 W& w6 e1 X3 B2 o' m0 z
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
8 G+ J2 A7 B+ U2 BTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,7 F+ i, M& y7 w6 a) {6 H
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… and …
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发表于 2011-3-31 01:54
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
