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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT): O( G3 y5 v+ A# r; w- s A' t' [
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
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and the Dalai Lama.1 B- ^0 k: ?% p5 m
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama% I P0 l' }, r. |8 X9 m$ q; a
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,- l5 ~& s& N+ F5 {6 l: P) X
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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( W* A. g) m1 M/ c A, h9 HI thought he would say:
( z4 w7 m" X" \& G2 K( [5 E“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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- T Z3 t5 O( y ?" u Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. % a4 U8 c/ ~5 j; h/ S( e
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 8 u' r, G0 ^7 D* N! n+ b+ U
He answered:
5 {% u+ ?% ]4 [! ~ “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. ' P+ i0 m5 q3 Q7 M6 e2 S7 _) C
It is the one that makes you a better person.”* d) Z! H! \* n7 C+ b3 B
0 G) |* m3 c" q6 P8 F/ KTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:4 t% [( m( T' |( X$ \. n j
“What is it that makes me better?”) x e. N I, t; O. @) r! c
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He responded:% E: Z0 D: z; v" c" C3 {: U: d
“Whatever makes you
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more detached,
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& H Z9 [/ a% V# u# @3 b6 [% \" l3 V more humanitarian,2 z6 E( A! s# a# s7 A# |
more responsible,: d9 u$ T" \' @8 ?/ O
more ethical.”
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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:' w' D0 z$ v6 T& j
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.; L8 l) w& l" L2 B3 x% [
: m- u" d& U8 {. Z“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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/ l. U6 t% p& }( U2 H& q“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
/ w; {3 t* `2 ^# e6 V2 i' [- t1 q7 ~' L“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations./ K$ S# q! m5 h* O2 U7 O5 w) [
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
0 B6 L- U- D+ } }' \If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”3 {: y5 Q$ h3 i% D# O" u% a! b
. I8 B/ {8 s$ p7 Q“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
* l2 `: h4 t# Q4 U" q& yYou will always have what you desire for others.
5 y5 {2 d! J' Q9 I# l/ _: VBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
7 O4 J% G& W1 U) T) O. P It is a matter of options.”
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; ~/ a6 R5 K4 |) D% G) J2 b. RFinally he said:
* r& l8 B$ ]/ R) D/ H4 ~1 Z+ D7 N0 B “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
% I" I2 o& M7 W; h, hTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
! g5 c- P0 o H2 ]7 z' @9 a& KTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.: C) w k6 h! h4 }: h
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
% ^$ ?( {# u/ I. O# j( l- FTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,6 {, O7 m- h- {& C. [; w! J
and your Destiny will be your Life
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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. 
