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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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; F* A2 ]# |9 e$ [! XA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
3 y1 K) U$ L- F3 K2 h$ |* U% b) Q8 _Leonardo Boff 1 A+ M% {! Q; @. m* } X
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
: k* {1 w0 @: tand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,, O- x" Y4 a4 \$ R' B
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”" A8 ]* w0 x* |# k3 m% N
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I thought he would say:
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2 H R$ H- `, l/ O Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. " l9 g& v! s9 G; U7 S$ _
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. " R5 f: {3 W2 j/ h% E( m
He answered:
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It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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, g0 c3 ]) r; T+ ^) i3 I6 k. cTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
* U; j5 g- t" \; s: c“What is it that makes me better?”
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N ?6 X. k/ v% T( ^, MHe responded:
) O5 U" F0 t$ i+ T* O" V“Whatever makes you
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more sensible,
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more humanitarian,
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more ethical.”
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1 n: Q3 u6 A' _& JI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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2 H/ u H2 @$ n3 m* L, Q"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.”) W& K4 y) d+ O& o r R; E
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”2 a& H" @7 {6 F: L' Y Y# w
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations./ P) y9 Y- M9 M4 u0 a/ [ k
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
2 }: B C) Y5 V* d6 a0 X' D, zIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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$ W2 K9 z1 x+ w0 G8 k“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
5 X) G: s, I9 d. O8 h6 t4 dYou will always have what you desire for others.
- x( f7 Z) K4 w V \( ]: e) y4 d- RBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. - N0 D+ s% y, C4 K
It is a matter of options.”
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3 n1 N5 s# q( J$ WFinally he said:
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Take care of your Words because they will become Actions., [% {1 J: \$ E. ]
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
R9 E! h# _; q# g, wTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
- U: ?1 G, _% q7 e/ H0 vTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
; r' a9 ^' c; U8 f/ |and your Destiny will be your Life
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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