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Dialog with Dalai Lama

甚麼是最好的宗教

December 23, 2013

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什麼是最好的宗教 
達賴喇嘛尊者和巴西的神學家Leonardo Boff和有一個簡短的會談。
(Leonardo Boff 是一位宗教自由的改革者。)

DIALOG WITH DALAI LAMA
the Brazilian theologist Leonardo Boff wrote:
In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
and myself were participating at recess, I maliciously and also with interest, asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
I thought he would say: “The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Christianity.”
The Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. ( For Englsih readers, please scroll to the botttom of the posting)

在這個圓桌討論的會議上，我和達賴喇嘛都有參與，在休息時，我帶有敵意及興趣的問了他一個問題：「尊者，什麼宗教最好？」

我認為他會說：「是藏傳佛教或者東方的宗教比基督教還要歷史優久。」

達賴喇嘛停下來對我微笑並看著我的眼睛回答說：「如果一個宗教讓你更接近上帝，讓你成為一個更好的的人，那就是最好的宗教。」

這令我非常驚訝因為我的問題其實是含有敵意的。

這麼一個有智慧的回答令我覺的不好意思，於是我接著問：「什麼會讓我更好 ?」

他回答：

只要是讓你更有慈悲心

更有覺察心 more sensible

更有平等心 more detached

更有愛心

更有人性

更有責任感

更有道德感

能對你有如此影響的宗教就是最好的宗教。

我沉默了一會，就算到今天我回想起來仍然非常驚訝他充滿智慧及令人無法反駁的回答。

朋友，我對於你的宗教或者你有無宗教信仰不感興趣，對我來說你在你的朋友面前或是家人，及工作，社會及世界上的所作所為才是最重要的。

記住，這個宇宙是我們的思想及行為的投射。

因果定律不是只有物理學才有，那也是一種人際關係，如果我以善心來行動，我就會得到善報，如果我以惡心來行動，我就會得到惡報。

我們的祖先告訴我們的是真正的真理，你總會對他人有所渴望，但是快樂不是註定的事，而是一種選擇。

關照你的思想，因為他會變成語言。

關照你的語言，因為他會變成行為。

關照你的行為，因為它會變成習慣。

關照你的習慣，因為他會型成你的個性。

關照你的個性，因為它會成為你的命運。

而你的命運，就是你的人生。

沒有任何一個宗教高於這個真理了。

The best religion – A dialog between Dalai Lama and Leonardo Boff
Posted on March 13, 2012 by yalun
 

DIALOG WITH DALAI LAMA
the Brazilian theologist Leonardo Boff wrote:
In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
and myself were participating at recess, I maliciously and also with interest, asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
I thought he would say: “The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Christianity.”
The Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.

He answered: “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. It is the one that makes you a better person.”
To get out of my embarrassment with such a wise answer, I asked: “What is it that makes me better?”
He responded:
“Whatever makes you
more compassionate,
more sensible,
more detached,
more loving,
more humanitarian,
more responsible,
more ethical.”
“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
I was silent for a moment, marveling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
“I am not interested, my friend, about your religion or if you are religious or not.
“What really is important to me is your behavior in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.
“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations. If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. If I act with evil, I will get evil.”
“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth. You will always have what you desire for others. Being happy is not a matter of destiny. It is a matter of options.”
Finally he said:
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
and your Destiny will be your Life
… and …
“There is no religion higher than the Truth.”