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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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: \4 }5 p8 \/ g! n4 ?6 ?A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist , g+ K$ d2 B, W
Leonardo Boff ( l; i! P! \: x; a( {) }
and the Dalai Lama.. O, I; F9 j2 _
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama7 J0 Z; @ J$ l' ^5 a
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
0 N- o$ a, X- T# m& q, Hasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?” @ j9 k' |: e N" T: v% m
7 e; d- j: [: e8 w, T6 G8 @I thought he would say:
- {# r. A# D$ o6 D“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”9 l$ R4 M M( Q5 [8 P4 t2 W. R
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 8 W; B; [$ H4 v0 t8 u/ P% L' s/ u
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. + p L" c' K% z5 _% \7 Y
He answered:
4 w6 ]/ } h. H, C3 {9 S “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
7 L( Y* c: J0 a0 a3 j 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:) U; O: `" m* n+ i' F3 |
“What is it that makes me better?”
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: Q3 O- G% v0 @+ r( {He responded:
+ b# l& O) v; m3 m" i( N) y“Whatever makes you
( l' c3 F/ |( ~9 N5 `5 W3 P7 h more compassionate,) H7 ~) R0 L. g+ d* T- c
more sensible, " E5 B2 @ c4 {
more detached,
- J9 m4 X9 u7 m \( }/ p( }8 X more loving,
: @$ L0 Y+ J* o- X8 ^7 k more humanitarian,
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more ethical.” ; g/ t" b6 G0 ] s$ L: C
4 t& S: k: a1 o“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”; J: ]8 H. n9 U! }# G
* {' R9 ^5 v1 ~! M9 x! \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.( `6 y/ c; e5 Z j& ?( ]9 Q
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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.”- t; k/ P% e7 M n( I+ l; R/ z8 _% o
& t5 p. B n" M0 u“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”9 m* A1 E1 C7 E
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
/ C# o# v: ]2 q8 ~0 T9 lIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. # ?# E2 A) b+ U* p
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.” ?% q/ v4 w5 ?. M: L! U
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
( s4 N6 t8 U% _' ]; ? _1 D# n% B# U$ pYou will always have what you desire for others.
* H* w; i6 `2 F0 zBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. 4 r6 B3 u9 O1 X! k: P( x, S
It is a matter of options.”
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5 F, K' S- U4 @Finally he said:
+ [+ u! V8 m `3 n( Z2 \ “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
3 X7 S1 l" ]7 X- }Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.& z& p4 Q4 c) u+ |
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.8 ` ?/ y$ {+ o: h8 a! {
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.: w5 i& [" h# A- V8 Z/ Q% t
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
, O% `( I( z2 m4 D# C4 s' Tand your Destiny will be your Life
9 Z/ y, Q$ B; t* l/ T… and …. o0 V" S7 Y& I4 S8 h
“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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