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8 b+ C# n9 j5 E! Y8 C, p8 TYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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% L! O2 Y4 c% m/ q3 h ~2 xA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
0 {; V# M2 F9 r' ELeonardo Boff
5 A* b4 k! B9 q; A6 e$ l1 rand the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama/ e& x% v; S3 G& @* z
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
3 X- {) [% _ o( V" `" Xasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”- h5 ]# ~. [2 @- ]6 w0 n
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I thought he would say:
# n* Y9 W r4 y7 Q2 E“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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0 B1 j1 ]& e7 X' l e; U9 D Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 5 _9 c" \" X, H: ^* a' z
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 2 N. ^* Q( W2 T) F" t
He answered:! s9 [6 J5 c* B. s* r
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
0 V6 S8 T" U% r$ ~8 I* P0 v" v It is the one that makes you a better person.”5 I8 E) b6 k }, T$ Z3 R1 t
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:4 l, e1 g& ]9 v
“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:7 r" ^, k+ f) i8 S
“Whatever makes you
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more sensible, x- ^( k) F: ]7 G
more detached,
& i3 \. r0 a9 z: w- r% U more loving,
* |& Y* e1 i- J5 S- M$ B# F4 Y more humanitarian,
- e4 p4 @& N1 ]6 E! @0 T/ k more responsible,
' k5 v/ q. x, A more ethical.” : ^+ P$ X9 l8 N$ w+ o
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”+ H% V2 }2 n8 L O& M
% P0 Z; e) ^# C1 J5 M7 N. Z. P4 @I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:' l' [/ j8 d: c" N6 U+ X! f
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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$ e3 Y7 p1 f, }! C“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”, a0 b2 n( |& p( N2 x- {
- q/ u! Q: g0 V, \0 r“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
$ V3 T5 t' {& b1 X8 u“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.7 o2 @1 {, m6 V0 W
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 2 f, |, [" Y T
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.1 Q# Q$ i, E; v @1 k8 i
You will always have what you desire for others.
2 X8 { k& q, t7 a/ Q; BBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
2 \9 z+ a% L# t- F8 C0 }) P) Y It is a matter of options.”. N: ?4 E' K' c, [+ i# V
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Finally he said:- @0 U7 m. A% T! e
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.& h: o- [+ Q0 u0 N* _$ A
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
# {7 u! J' B) e) U }) G3 n% QTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.) \+ v' Z# N6 Z: {7 i6 }
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
9 B) ^$ {6 Y" a8 A) C9 {6 Q% YTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,/ c( V! E+ M( \9 u- v. f5 F
and your Destiny will be your Life
8 h$ C( l8 x; G2 o3 Y) H/ `; z… 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. 
