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$ p" _& B! {7 R; S* @! {9 a$ o+ B7 AYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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, }; E8 W7 S1 k, ~! w0 bA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
/ H F7 r, T& O2 f- e8 U3 ^% O X( iLeonardo Boff
8 k3 y. n& R9 _( F5 Y# W6 V& {* ^4 nand the Dalai Lama.# ?& d; `. _4 [% @$ a
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" m, U1 d! c) [: f" |$ I, uIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
0 A" T l- ^% Hand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest," W, C, x9 G* U: k3 n( @
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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% ]) G6 s L* J( I) ]0 AI thought he would say:
C/ I, Y M* K! e) S( s4 J2 h1 z x“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”# M6 R) `5 d" W/ {( g" n$ K
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. \% H5 S9 h1 H5 T1 j
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
4 \9 j* m9 |6 k7 C3 Z: I+ V' `He answered:
W$ t: Y3 s- Q9 Y* z “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
/ {1 g( o+ ]6 q; l" C& s( F It is the one that makes you a better person.”0 ~& j6 F( E3 _+ T
. v' B* a4 L7 w3 z. MTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:9 h* j3 m' K, B7 C( a
“What is it that makes me better?” V- y" p' `" I0 E
5 X3 z$ Q! }; B' ^2 ?' \He responded:2 B) B- T% V4 S# ]3 U
“Whatever makes you
; w) O8 Y. I, }, \1 w- t more compassionate,
) ^* _1 b7 u( E* H7 F5 E% `) d more sensible, & b+ m7 @( c, W7 i1 Q) v: W
more detached,
8 o1 b2 W4 d, J6 V- l more loving,
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more responsible,
) f7 Y2 B, Z, Q$ t7 W5 k9 W" P more ethical.” 6 k% l( Q, C) I* D4 b- n
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”- W8 j: Q& d$ j. m' t
3 {4 @# l0 K& h1 k+ N" xI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:+ s4 c: G# J0 Y3 Z
% A B) m' N+ B" Y0 u0 o"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.”+ I& q- [% m; _/ U% a: Y1 O& o
+ j) B2 A7 g1 ], X“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
) a2 y% ^% s1 P' v7 e, Y* E“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.6 `1 K; f; k- P8 C9 M7 o) b* M& T
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
3 ]% Y% s0 \! I/ R% [' d: u, l) SIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.5 `" r/ P: ?2 _4 v& ]- _
You will always have what you desire for others.7 N8 v& R: ]$ t
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. % U+ ` Z$ ^0 e4 q
It is a matter of options.” p" y( ?# L3 P
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5 I1 M: C5 T" e/ d& ]Finally he said:2 g+ \1 j; q- ]
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.& l/ Y1 u6 B5 v+ |3 U
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
Q9 n- n9 j: ^/ NTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.* }3 g9 `) C" d+ c
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.$ I+ A$ p H( A3 F _
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
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… and …
/ j0 W* Y3 y% o/ t“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 0 f: q7 G% ?6 [, p
