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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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, @7 K& L) y* E! jA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist , O* G5 f) E. ]% s1 ~
Leonardo Boff ( [* O' Y$ _- x
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
3 p# O4 z* c' ` E9 wand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
/ Y, L) x/ x& G! c& i* iasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:
! |+ h- r& @; F3 G5 O) h“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”) ]9 u, @$ I+ n8 C
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
1 n: g" M' f6 Y; Y! O; Bwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
1 ~; _) u/ j- LHe answered:2 G z$ R1 I2 u; Z1 y! \1 n
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. ! Q0 E) ]5 B" m4 g5 V* Z. _
It is the one that makes you a better person.”5 B/ J' ?3 @0 A$ E
Y( i7 K* L3 J9 r/ z5 ?. RTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:, [6 }8 k9 v! K+ M+ U, n, Y5 s
“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:
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more compassionate,
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more loving,
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more responsible,+ }# w1 M( n$ |: f$ K
more ethical.” / [' X2 y* t* k5 G4 P
7 X. q0 s) U5 ?“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:
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$ |- A$ y7 o, B- ?2 {"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.$ C( W( q% I/ u" B& `
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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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! |! R/ I! Y, @5 e, q5 Q+ q“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”6 p. U: M- B7 a; K) ~/ o- q
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.% v4 U) n6 h5 t0 N
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
0 T' l+ k! a; W. u& C4 X$ [If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”2 f( w8 D1 g$ @! z0 s+ N/ P
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.2 Y+ R, _+ o/ M) u
You will always have what you desire for others.* l6 a) ]8 E+ T$ b- G' Y+ E% v$ M
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
. u4 z2 |: b: C It is a matter of options.”
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# e# [& M1 f, l$ E. DFinally he said:
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& Y2 K) F7 Z4 B7 g+ k# QTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
# t9 X, e& |5 L" k/ u) G4 X* h4 nTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.# s& D. [& [( R. y, X. S. o
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
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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. 
