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0 H: X; _" }" f+ t' q- ^$ X/ U( AYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
0 q, S9 q' Y6 K& P* C$ L) nLeonardo Boff
! y* z7 t' Q9 L2 W' C# U/ land the Dalai Lama.
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8 m v" N% C0 D, K+ HIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama5 T+ Y& e0 s3 `4 {9 q g1 d
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
) i- l& X: \$ E# X0 l! ^asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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@! q; O7 Q# s/ W- [I thought he would say:
9 q5 k# T2 g. j/ k“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”0 Y' L L* w2 {, L: D
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. + g/ {' D- f2 U, n% U% x
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
8 T3 D2 A) _ b1 PHe answered:8 z" n+ I2 {0 l1 G
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. ]3 k- K; P0 y r/ e& A
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:
' t, p+ _$ M \% A/ M5 p“What is it that makes me better?”$ d7 j* M( Q4 Q
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He responded:7 @7 }, c) w* z \6 g
“Whatever makes you 1 w+ K% ~* X/ O7 N
more compassionate,
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more detached, " b9 Z/ ~" ? G0 a9 @
more loving,
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more responsible,5 k' ] A' o( Z: y& A( H) s5 L Q
more ethical.”
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8 z, d7 r/ _' A8 y( q- j3 I" U4 s“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:3 y! K7 T2 Y- k5 {5 y# y
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"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.”8 s+ @! f6 r( e
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
$ d' z; r. c5 t- I) X; n; [“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
0 l/ }6 r& t8 h8 @- oIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. " c3 ^/ @8 ^# G+ z$ Y' o4 P
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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% M* A1 A3 [3 w# h, T! `“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.- Y$ t$ j: d8 T: |7 y) i$ P T' ?
You will always have what you desire for others.
, s4 g# V( a/ y) n5 W9 nBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. 3 x1 O% }1 G8 G3 S: K; O
It is a matter of options.”$ s7 E' Y4 D/ r
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Finally he said:
, S' U6 C8 K9 f! B “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
1 ^& L" d M/ Q) W# r$ L3 QTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
; P0 g* y7 V. G% i7 D/ C; sTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
) |, Q0 m: E2 w" UTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.$ F0 @7 U2 k3 U5 H
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,/ j5 h& w( \! h1 |+ d. O6 T
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. 
