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4 C8 Z7 ~# i qYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)& } A' u2 l0 W& F, r
* _6 d7 k$ z2 _/ A' ~, A3 qA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist " I3 U; E" K6 U6 Z, ~
Leonardo Boff 4 T2 S" U% p1 `3 A
and the Dalai Lama.4 k7 q% T9 x$ O6 b j7 _) S
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
' `' g7 V' j( l t) Land myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
5 f9 b9 ]! I$ @* s# s. vasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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' x9 Y" G# W7 WI thought he would say:
* ~" b/ P H5 z5 x. ^- R# I“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 …. / a2 V. L/ K4 i) u) g, m9 l
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. ' Z6 M! r9 e0 X
He answered:7 v, {! W/ C! V/ H" f- a3 U8 \' V
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
: z- ?7 Y4 l# x/ d" L It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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: P& q! u/ E. L2 G3 NTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
& _+ V* T# A* g9 E4 E2 ?“What is it that makes me better?”+ W" h3 S2 g- S, B5 T1 } P& G
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He responded:8 ^+ M3 s, D9 c" @5 G" Q# {
“Whatever makes you
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; g* A# f2 H& m0 d1 x more sensible,
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more loving,
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more responsible,- E, f% J) N0 l, c: l3 S
more ethical.”
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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:+ A; O; o! @( K |. I" _- N) s
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.) [& y$ D# J$ C
( e5 i# Z+ k& Y `4 a, |“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.”" n6 \; {# W. O$ P& U0 k7 ] x
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.6 R/ i1 o Z8 ?1 q* l$ f
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
0 T4 A! h2 W# A* p3 `If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
2 N; A# h" r1 ?! | h& ?2 wYou will always have what you desire for others.
7 a0 R& X1 {& I) BBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. B4 U1 ~" ~, L
It is a matter of options.”/ r: n, H6 I8 [- O6 Q# [5 j( i3 K5 ~" p
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: A# Z9 W8 e; w! i" |Finally he said:
1 n# {* N& V T X “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.7 g& Z! n$ n, l7 Q9 g7 C+ K/ w
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
8 t" c7 N, H$ t' |/ gTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.3 A# N3 {9 i2 B% {6 s6 n5 d! d( F
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
8 o' Q' ?+ d: n6 c H" N, XTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
5 m8 z: v8 O" I6 c& hand your Destiny will be your Life 7 T- q" s' a7 k5 J1 ^. l! s
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. [1 f6 o2 b& c* H! m% ~! x) ~
