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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
$ [4 y! A4 b7 ?' WLeonardo Boff : ^& s1 z% Z( v1 `
and the Dalai Lama.
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0 E+ Z( H- |3 D: J, y# \+ |; L& gIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
7 \' _4 m2 G! l: C) b+ E# ?! c6 n/ Gand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,7 r" z2 z$ c6 _0 R5 y8 k
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”/ F8 y4 Q- b }* Z: p
$ T3 k- s6 [4 ~$ VI thought he would say:
$ q0 m# {) n* @) p, L H“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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# w: g) K ~0 I$ s Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
$ C/ l; y* `4 a$ d' {which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
- y7 G( ]- h) q( W B. hHe answered:* a. a2 f$ i3 I6 r4 T3 E
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. - Y1 O: v5 [9 J( Q! H
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:7 E" T. Z k5 H( e0 l) B0 P: p
“What is it that makes me better?”! [" T7 K0 S! M1 Y0 g
8 X; J5 B: f1 w+ W9 t; _; A# }He responded:( ]& x, B* a& }6 A8 f1 Y
“Whatever makes you # N; I& Y5 W1 ]0 c3 S" Q& i
more compassionate,7 X- x6 L% a5 x" j/ {
more sensible, 0 d. `$ X# v) n$ G# U
more detached, 9 l4 A. S& v1 H' G5 C5 c
more loving,
4 R7 m ~" N5 w9 I+ b5 j more humanitarian,
1 d: b, g! h6 H6 L more responsible,
" w+ n9 z1 q7 T& u* b$ P more ethical.”
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2 m% p2 |, o/ w“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”7 k4 A* @2 ?& t U
( Y" J4 v+ p' M3 r9 b$ ?4 G9 I! L1 Q: mI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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* {3 |" |8 a6 Y: S0 \" i"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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7 j4 a- H7 u. U- l9 h9 g“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.”
! D4 ]* b5 g; X- g" z* Q n“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
# }" k( \! z2 Y! H3 oIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. / n; W" d( b4 q8 G% ^( z
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”3 m0 O" c% ~: l: e0 `
& f8 \7 @: E, V( t“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.% I: [. ^, Z( F+ a( |
You will always have what you desire for others.
. K5 D% c7 j; }- l( ]4 d) OBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
- t, K' q6 l4 M E It is a matter of options.”
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. p# t. Z6 {. H* O- q! Q! RFinally he said:
/ Y1 F: ~) Q! \& f “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
) G% s( M4 }8 r V: l& d( c2 kTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
; G+ p/ ^& t% W: J( vTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.- X- A& W4 Q% Q7 `7 H
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.) m" y& U$ o8 O
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,) n) X8 O( F# F* P& O/ ?
and your Destiny will be your Life & I) k$ E6 T& ]+ }0 `0 t5 s
… and …
! c9 K3 I) b# m' R- y1 |9 s. l“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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