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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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& S3 f Y# T# b# zA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
' ]7 G" s- d3 _2 m9 _& y# Y. Q5 nLeonardo Boff % l H; _' U2 M+ L2 h
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama! x6 h; s& v' K
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
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I thought he would say:
. h& B: Z- R+ W; C$ p1 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 …. 6 _6 e$ w8 t& o8 x. z- p; e
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
) ^8 a, i* X; n- ^He answered:6 O0 P8 o/ U9 G& {; B8 `
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. + A6 x7 ]+ K7 P1 E6 C0 E
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:
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He responded:' x; O1 K* I! n3 ^* W/ w; L2 K
“Whatever makes you
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more sensible,
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more ethical.” * }+ u: p# V' I9 O0 K: |, d
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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:
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5 x' Z; j) y' Y; E' `"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.”* S8 k: i2 @" ^2 l$ m- E0 m; Z7 [
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”% c; z s3 g. y. X
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
9 Y, j" y' ^& jIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
) P0 F5 a* x. |. z- XYou will always have what you desire for others.4 F" k, R) r4 S$ H. D: i2 c* s$ K+ ~
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
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0 F n- l" D9 J; z6 I& |Finally he said:9 g% U2 z, T: J) ]: z" ]
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
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Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.$ h* N/ w0 R0 q" r# P9 Z
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
* N" I) V5 c; ?" b2 c2 HTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
# N# x8 }6 G9 r- _/ Yand your Destiny will be your Life
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