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. K: Z6 p+ ^7 I4 O; c* Y8 B8 NYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)" z; u2 \ n" ]" d
N5 h6 e" X% s4 _8 HA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
; C: F! ~- `: N3 R5 ILeonardo Boff , L) A1 e7 m' s! d
and the Dalai Lama.
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" @ Q' e2 d' l. NIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
; Q( E0 ]' l6 j; Qand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,/ |" R0 f; P# v+ M' J- M5 U. K
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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+ C9 d7 a! W; Q; k" YI thought he would say:
2 A2 z% w9 v( I+ x5 G, ~“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 ….
! c0 f5 l4 x' t8 Z) W$ owhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. : \' S8 G1 A y( B
He answered:2 t5 R2 b9 n7 T: G
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
& q( h! m2 N0 b8 O 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:9 H( H4 T$ A' U+ ~% H5 d3 f
“What is it that makes me better?”
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( b" X; i T2 c7 o0 KHe responded:$ X1 s4 D1 y- E+ k
“Whatever makes you ! \: Z! t- q0 U: Y+ S8 B
more compassionate,
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more detached, ' E# A, D5 S! C" E- r
more loving, 6 l& H/ C" E/ y% Z) a0 J$ b ]
more humanitarian,
' J9 F( I2 r U3 N3 B5 S5 X) b more responsible,
3 k/ V3 z0 J8 Y' p more ethical.” 6 E% c2 X5 }' g8 P
) U/ J4 h( C) B- N“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”! H% W( f" [3 L" ]; R% E& Q
! }- y7 u/ y0 |% n& A3 u: FI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.1 A W8 l3 B# I1 r' T
( O/ }) ~( I' {" D) Q! b' S8 h“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”- R {' C/ L7 F
( s1 u; l0 d% K1 |5 W# f6 u“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
: g; D4 W. R3 s% Z“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
5 Z+ g v i; D* L gIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
+ |0 x7 O5 i# L, o2 e) @! ~If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”4 ~& j7 n/ h3 K ?
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.- P$ U$ U+ o7 k3 O. @. P% s1 N- E
You will always have what you desire for others.$ }# f& J, Y; k
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
& V! T* K' X( ]: |7 K It is a matter of options.”* L( Y% O+ C1 ]" V1 Y# m$ Z
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Finally he said:* q' |2 W, X, h2 t. x( U1 v/ F
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
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Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.0 s6 l$ L) e& W. e# }5 f
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.* n2 _! S# F4 X
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
9 f$ a+ Z7 P0 Y4 r A3 K8 band your Destiny will be your Life
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# ~! e. P+ v/ R( f% [1 w4 q; `; e+ i“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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