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' Q4 v2 o2 [) ]YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)# c* A8 J% t F8 |' h1 v6 T0 Z$ q
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
- `% O* u! L( I: ~Leonardo Boff
: s9 r3 p* @9 y' \0 ~: wand the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama$ [2 q9 W0 ~6 J& z' X2 U; t
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,7 C; H, H8 @& J, s1 ~2 t& T
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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$ F" l( R! N* g0 \1 O3 ?I thought he would say:
. N+ p3 R+ y- ?4 d7 y5 ]/ l“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”+ l+ E; P; S) E! O) }/ `
9 ?# k" ?" i8 l$ v! H Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
- {' Z7 G1 | l: Awhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
+ ]; y# D4 q5 D$ L( G6 H! o& S9 R: fHe answered:
4 d4 q! h0 l8 o# a “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
# n8 n& v; _9 w It is the one that makes you a better person.”# a4 Q. z6 N# o0 \3 f
6 J% D% @! `. Z' S% V- ]To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:/ r: |* F" \( k7 m
“What is it that makes me better?”
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+ \' r# ^4 F- s& b# n9 X6 Q; RHe responded:# O! _* v P5 K. X2 x
“Whatever makes you " A6 r1 M* `8 p1 g6 P
more compassionate,
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- f% F; {& c8 n more detached, ) M- ? O/ R3 Z7 X0 E
more loving, 9 e, d4 O4 \% V1 [, Z7 F T
more humanitarian,
Q1 {( ]1 R: o more responsible,
, D8 b! `8 w2 z5 s. l more ethical.” # s" E, n! W7 ?; j8 p
6 M: J M0 _; S0 W“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”* L: i+ j _# u7 I- G6 s; j
8 m8 I( T/ z% o9 D) S$ U }I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.% F# x k# h- N; ^
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“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”/ P5 f& Q; w( c
! t" a; r3 y3 ]1 w- h“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
/ V) W5 U- O# @6 i. _2 X6 C“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.: H0 w; {2 d& \$ T) W2 {" {' n
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
; E( X, ?/ w% B2 K S9 W% ?$ WIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
! H' q% _' m8 c" I# OYou will always have what you desire for others.
n; Z" h- t0 KBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. + K- O4 h% [7 N+ y
It is a matter of options.”* |# P3 _: r; {( ]6 P! Z9 z' R
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Finally he said:
6 b7 b5 \) q. L8 c# F5 i& g9 X- m “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.) f- ]! {8 d1 v' M$ t. H
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
0 q! D& E! Z' ?, d2 N3 {Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
& t/ X: @& \" K: i4 e6 aTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
. X" v5 n* ?9 c8 z3 ?Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
% c2 h' `6 h, [5 \2 F! m, q1 iand your Destiny will be your Life " c0 A+ b! t( ?+ J
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3 a ~* E% ?: a/ y; V$ o) x" C“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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