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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)* }3 p; U% s% m8 `+ R" L
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
1 Z5 C& v g% p' Q- |& ^& WLeonardo Boff
i" }, ~5 H% r" W7 \* C0 a* [# Aand the Dalai Lama.5 g* g- h. |' [% h+ F$ M2 v% N
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( w) {0 R# p/ Y& a8 ?# D3 C( MIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
2 [. m( l3 H$ c' n1 u4 C) {and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,) P' h5 O0 ^& S& H) Q7 G1 R! H
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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( o+ a' a' ]" x3 [1 \I thought he would say:( D& Q) J9 E* R, a. {
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”, Q% E4 V: z8 a( V1 {
7 u% s# H6 m- H Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 9 _* v9 `! x- R2 K) d' d
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. e0 h$ t6 m2 g
He answered:1 T7 C2 i+ |4 |1 x
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 6 g) S: g% z1 I J( g: R& a0 V
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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5 @# X0 ]/ B3 K" bTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
1 @- L+ @4 R( [" r“What is it that makes me better?”! `6 \( o: t+ t6 t( `$ l
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He responded:
! N1 S/ y9 O% m“Whatever makes you
9 g# U k1 m+ i# H: ^- E, F more compassionate,
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more detached,
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more responsible,
( ?- o8 i) r0 v- D more ethical.” " M0 ?# h+ k; d: [: Q$ v6 k! N
3 K" T5 v8 K9 H“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:" h$ D- v/ X* N7 W$ G" x4 ^2 I
6 V/ n7 Q, ]) ]/ K- w* C7 Q) N"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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: _/ g. T; D- L) n1 Y7 k! f: t“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”' V$ g5 V8 c# Q3 j
) ]$ Y* H+ e& e“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
+ E2 A( {/ U; d“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.8 P, D3 S( I* k2 b, w
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 8 h; c1 K2 W& B6 ~- u
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.# l" d+ D3 B! T1 J1 a
You will always have what you desire for others.$ m0 U" D/ K0 |; L8 E
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
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1 D& J) y1 q- x- C) }Finally he said:- O( V/ C" u3 @+ y5 w
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
% x; P5 \' t+ ?* xTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
3 L, f' a7 I. L3 ^8 e/ {$ nTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
7 K* `1 Z5 S, @. n, h) FTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.) h) A" A- I; H& m- L" c, H
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
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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. ) J. i) }$ V5 Q9 g* r, f" S
