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- @" z( v' ?1 a* z3 X- D( uYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT) 
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0 k) K3 `) j; a7 ]# M$ n  RA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist - I' i7 d7 [/ Y5 r 
Leonardo Boff 7 d" T/ @( b2 L3 F) v6 { 
and the Dalai Lama. 
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/ I, U! K! U9 W! U1 g0 H8 I+ YIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama7 Q2 m7 q7 C, w* F) w$ D 
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously,  and also with interest,6 e) l9 S- G  F( W$ R! o" A/ F) G 
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?” 
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3 _/ ]5 A4 j; o' W0 OI thought he would say: 
! m; f1 g0 P8 ?% [“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity” 
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 Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….  
  M) p& X( }, I6 Kwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.   
0 p3 W  I9 c9 v3 d6 p  M1 jHe answered:* X" V9 O, Z) x: c/ Q0 m+ t9 T 
           “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.  
0 i# c3 p( C; c. W1 b3 `, M) A2 q' w             It is the one that makes you a better person.”& A3 I! a- F, D. P: C 
 
0 a8 g9 O; g8 ]! ]' }- GTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked: 
/ d$ d; I% m, s% j“What is it that makes me better?” 
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He responded: 
+ p3 T- z3 v* u0 }. m6 x“Whatever makes you - A) G( N9 A% ?/ v8 { 
     more compassionate, 
4 C; b2 m+ R$ K% ~9 h! k     more sensible, 8 k3 P' [1 s" ~ 
     more detached, ( Y/ n* I8 {0 k3 d! |' F 
     more loving, 2 j& D! H. s8 G* U  b# j 
     more humanitarian, 
" V( u8 e$ D; z0 Y4 ^" K; w     more responsible,* B# `6 n1 L/ b4 P 
     more ethical.”         
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion” 
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:" t) N+ T4 x6 W 
 
& L* `6 q* k% G! _5 b( M"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not. 
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/ B3 a' R6 ?5 z/ u; e) ^“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work,    community, and in front of the world.”+ ^- B+ \* f3 R. U- R 
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our  thoughts.” 
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If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. $ [% E* X) |( w. M7 V/ A 
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.” 
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.7 Q  g( `  y% R# Q6 ?, d/ i  N 
You will always have what you desire for others.$ n! t$ ^. C# C3 c. k 
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.  
% S' M1 j% R& n1 m It is a matter of options.” 
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 “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words. 
# T% h, Z5 @" a( hTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.2 ^# V, S- v* g) l 
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits. 
) M4 Q9 x) t* M7 T* lTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.7 J# W3 O) a& l: M! i3 k/ q$ y 
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,. v9 [1 N- f: y8 H 
and your Destiny will be your Life  
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, P! r! T4 q) Y9 D3 P“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |   
 
 
 
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