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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)9 k5 X) v; n- O/ h) I
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
/ ^+ P o$ D. O8 J& C8 ~; WLeonardo Boff
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+ O6 g! ?9 \0 t' f) g$ qIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama3 ^) \1 {' R. g" e) F/ m* j6 x
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,0 s9 ^: ]# Z1 ?- l
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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/ s. H! B4 `* A3 N' gI thought he would say:
0 o! ]+ M$ e# f; j“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”' b$ n9 A8 |* u: L( ~5 m, n0 g
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
- L4 E# E8 a! p7 Z" e' M4 Cwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
. x% V: t2 |" v) @3 _ z. DHe answered:
! i3 U- K0 F" v5 \0 o0 |$ P6 N- K “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
' b+ i/ x1 Y1 V, v9 \$ Z) W: B. ` Z It is the one that makes you a better person.”9 h3 E0 m4 T! d* ?! M
5 d* S2 j. @2 `, Y; LTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
( ?9 Z# J8 ]8 p4 t$ T0 \, ~8 t“What is it that makes me better?”9 L: W) r' W: B) `5 v. t# E
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He responded:/ G2 x/ J- o0 q" ~3 S2 E/ z0 u* I
“Whatever makes you # \& {$ {( I5 m# B: j6 _
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more sensible, , G$ {: Z, T) P
more detached, $ q- B+ Y7 x/ }3 P
more loving,
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more ethical.”
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" ~8 ~. I3 `& @0 W3 p8 t1 q“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”6 G4 s2 x5 Y% T) ?! z- b6 @) \
7 p- J4 k9 t1 L) t9 J1 R' fI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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9 g1 K* z" d$ `& \6 K"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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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.”2 ]1 }" a" H, [- y8 Y0 \0 C) ^5 C
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”, N/ {( x+ ?! w1 N- ]# J o( O
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
/ L9 R( E8 j; dIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. % q4 s1 a5 q" {
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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/ B% L% J" [6 \- C“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
4 N9 E/ P# q! x0 VYou will always have what you desire for others.
" e7 I5 e/ a9 m, ^$ o1 EBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. # v" O; Y2 }! q6 f$ l. |
It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:
4 \: {# D9 e) F2 X “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.' f, @+ M/ _; O) _1 W
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
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Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character." b) a( p: Z# 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. 2 v* ]- M3 o) Z
