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. N5 x8 k3 m: K+ H2 }. @YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)6 c8 T- c/ i8 @7 M( ?, @
L5 j: W/ R- x; N( Z9 G0 y6 o- F! bA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist ! N$ B4 S9 ]" Y9 Y
Leonardo Boff
" O4 q4 E2 i2 ~+ i+ G0 Pand the Dalai Lama.
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$ e3 u; K8 X, I s$ {In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
1 T! i: h) L1 ^- z5 h6 land myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,) y, u$ e( ^: X# \
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:
8 Y7 C8 k7 ^1 l“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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7 `, M2 H f' c5 o% l- W/ V Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
4 @8 _+ g* a/ s y* `" p& [2 }% }which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. $ ^( l" D/ r9 @6 R6 {' n
He answered:8 c! G3 F- A4 G" \9 r. ]6 d: s
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 0 L$ ?1 e* h! U8 L R8 L7 r& f) \
It is the one that makes you a better person.”/ T, E2 }/ r$ c" N$ S6 t0 L
8 c7 r9 R& ?: e# T# ATo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
( s7 F4 Q1 T5 K: `: b- n“What is it that makes me better?”3 |7 s" W6 e, E9 r7 t3 Y' `. D
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He responded:
. q- Y- U' E1 L x0 r“Whatever makes you
9 U/ d' Z) V5 G+ G more compassionate,
% _- k0 {1 F: [8 [. J- ^2 z more sensible,
5 r) G1 [- R& k! P4 ~ more detached,
8 b5 [: a, e/ T" X+ N7 k( G more loving, % a7 b5 B; y- [$ O* D- j* `
more humanitarian," d6 M5 |3 o; P5 @ ]
more responsible, s$ f+ T+ e+ {* j5 \, I; K1 j
more ethical.” & B' O* b6 E% \
- I; S, ]( F: X8 I+ \; g“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”7 x1 W7 `! X9 G* _$ `
, \; D, r4 n- B( LI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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5 `% D& ] [, i2 T( ~"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.' ]+ \$ @: @, x/ Q+ G1 J
9 H$ {: B* p3 Z, W8 S0 D5 R1 Z“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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- ?8 |& i ^; X, F“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”6 G6 h! ? K: {
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
; @7 i+ t, s \3 ?+ k. AIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
' e5 H+ C5 k1 d2 x0 HIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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- m4 p! C, _/ b2 n0 P6 D+ H“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
3 r3 o. v1 q2 Z3 g0 h4 m! BYou will always have what you desire for others.5 I0 n H* h2 t) p$ w! a
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. ' r$ O: Z+ {- n7 g: b- p
It is a matter of options.”' G- J/ e" [5 V; Q
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Finally he said:3 \; M" n' m1 N; ]. s
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
' ~2 a; [8 T; y9 FTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
7 d( _6 W! i/ R$ J+ ^Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.1 ]% B: e0 @* q7 H- t
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.* |, p0 @7 n& C* k
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,& v }5 M9 ]5 f0 w8 h6 [# N
and your Destiny will be your Life : V$ p2 M4 f9 v% P4 S- O
… and …
6 C7 J1 w- [6 ~+ W" L( {“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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