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1 C* i. f: A, W9 M6 |A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
2 {$ K( F) ~9 s5 h- T& U1 m: b" T0 ELeonardo Boff ( I& R1 @1 N# p0 _5 z' N! t
and the Dalai Lama.
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5 `& T% y% ^' ~. |6 X* R. n) f# T! tIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
' \ y, e4 l; u+ R4 m: {and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
. q8 U; t- ]* e L' f) I: E% dasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”/ G5 g5 \3 b) m0 o0 r# U" e
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I thought he would say:
% Y9 S# I) f5 ~! Q0 m“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
; p1 {2 O p8 q- n: Bwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 5 {: P6 B+ m0 p1 G, h! `
He answered:
) }: Y \, a$ x% {4 i “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. # y7 i, m3 E" d" n, `
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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! j( U* ~# |- _7 x9 _+ STo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
( Z0 l: Z+ d6 V3 l“What is it that makes me better?”. M/ ^! C* J! B- B! K
; W! U+ A- h" _" Y+ x- e: G, Z' J6 AHe responded:; h* S: X. f% A) ]
“Whatever makes you
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more sensible, 9 A; t( ?% g5 @6 }2 e0 L
more detached, " g) s% Z6 K. J
more loving, 5 @2 \: b$ Q. ^8 X
more humanitarian,) B$ S" t) v/ O7 ~" O) \2 A
more responsible,( b# G6 s0 `! ~3 J$ e
more ethical.” ! I. o) F) r1 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:6 }& E' v4 i$ f
0 @/ Y3 O& Y( I" \" i6 D, [: D% r" N"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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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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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
; a" h7 \2 u5 E( E4 v0 W& x“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.. S, x5 ~3 k( J; @
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 0 a. A+ ?' s* y# C
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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9 \0 R7 v2 x n0 U/ i. ]“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
9 U* f( i5 e7 W! T3 `0 b! JYou will always have what you desire for others. u% P0 |, Q- o) x% l' O# k6 ~
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
- X+ o& b% E- v) p It is a matter of options.”/ c9 n5 r" X7 |: T0 P
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A# U( k8 `$ T! F/ d7 SFinally he said:4 O6 d! @5 p( ^, H5 ~
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
2 c3 t% o6 o7 q; @: mTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
! W0 f7 C% ` ~ Z7 @3 }Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.. K5 G8 w& Y8 r3 X+ ]" w0 V5 ^
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character./ A5 e) B/ n7 g3 d: Z- o" ^
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,7 D5 X& d; H4 V) |- U* N
and your Destiny will be your Life ; |, \; O& k8 S# }6 Q! s$ P# B
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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. 
