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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)3 F2 ~+ i' }0 u& x }) O
* w. o2 n. D! r8 b q8 Y. b. ~' T. hA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist . N: `0 d0 U: u7 W" b
Leonardo Boff - c* i: i; `# }0 ?0 E2 C! s
and the Dalai Lama.) |6 z, ?: o8 F. J& c
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' g4 W5 r8 M( UIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama& r6 A4 y3 q+ c
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
9 q0 X- q* ^5 Jasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:% G! ]2 P) ^ L* a1 X* V% b: W
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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7 ?4 _' i+ g, d% c& F. Q- B Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
8 r! d! c( f& Y; Twhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
, n& v. ~4 Q; P6 P! p+ {" zHe answered:) M9 y. Q- L$ I9 O. `! i8 y7 s/ y
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
5 i4 T6 ^& j% d. u, {. b 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:
4 |! D2 o: W/ T( ~6 }“What is it that makes me better?”8 l; s" i* q$ c1 o
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He responded:4 p& T, b @ Q( t' h1 J
“Whatever makes you * g. {! l/ j: [ N8 C N
more compassionate,! u1 u% x2 h; P
more sensible,
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( k% y3 h9 K# m$ V$ }, p) _! u. A more loving, ; E1 b4 V: M$ Z" B3 q* [& m) A! u
more humanitarian,2 `( ]# F3 q2 [
more responsible, P9 N. R3 z! _7 v Z. a* ?
more ethical.” ' f1 P4 I8 l' d# i1 y. ~! E
5 { L) S3 u/ I' J. @“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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* H7 V/ Z4 R/ D% @7 ^, A% \/ ^: }4 p9 y( HI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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' F+ \9 U2 P! O# ^" U, Q1 L"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.5 L, S. G, B" @/ B/ R
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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.”
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
$ c. g/ u$ ~, C( @0 R“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.6 d0 _) `3 t& \! W; D+ V* L
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 5 s- l8 w/ {, t. Y' R; }! x. C
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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6 W3 ^' N. Z+ D( b! D“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
5 h7 V! ?9 t- y/ s* n; H; @You will always have what you desire for others.8 T$ n5 [9 u: N2 C2 L9 o
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. 2 t: e$ x$ y& G7 o( L: I
It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:
' ~1 S8 t! T" }& K “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
/ B( E# z$ n8 g* \; |3 P4 ETake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
; U4 _/ R8 t- OTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.; _( c/ q2 ^! g* q8 _, u5 ?
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.8 c; s" _8 M( ^- c0 K" E
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
( c2 Z" @' b) b! z4 @and your Destiny will be your Life
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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. $ A* v/ L2 v" j7 {6 Q
