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. W- c. Y5 k8 ^9 T& bYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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/ B$ j7 }! ~9 V# u; pA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
8 b0 G8 o" `# G, W4 e. KLeonardo Boff ) ~, h) ?$ T/ M& {2 u D
and the Dalai Lama.5 H( b+ S# ]6 R# ^8 |
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2 e( _+ {# ?" c2 E" P7 s7 W2 iIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
% Q5 U, z0 \. B2 F5 xand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,; }) G- y7 |. Q; X3 e; e$ c
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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& o6 t+ j) Y1 D2 V0 yI thought he would say: R* B+ J& R1 }4 G: s# V7 U
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”6 ^5 ]: x/ h, d/ M- X7 N) P
0 e o9 G# a' L9 a/ Y3 G+ J Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. % {5 r/ x+ S$ k/ Z$ K
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
& R( C2 B/ W$ |! d1 vHe answered:
1 e: Z# r9 q. P+ I$ g “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. * V O" L& {: _) D" 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:4 R3 a7 E3 I0 F' N6 t
“What is it that makes me better?”
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+ w4 G* O/ ~! e. _0 R+ O3 P: m+ CHe responded:
& B P; |$ C" k# G; M“Whatever makes you 5 v0 r. E; M$ Q8 v$ B+ V
more compassionate,8 U0 g& p, v: j: z; ]& |; L# ^
more sensible,
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more loving,
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more responsible,. ^' }/ v p; \) b* T! n% m) S+ \
more ethical.” 7 `% }: {( Q2 @) H$ J
9 ` }, d, ]7 _“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:
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"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.”- ]! V9 V; f% s: M9 Y
' W; ]2 I D. h1 G& P“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”3 A3 b( { ]9 Q7 ^9 N
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
: e+ S. g P) s* i+ N4 z1 t8 `; uIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
/ Z) I5 q% k9 n4 w vIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”, a* J7 I: z$ {7 V6 x! Z) ^' s
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
; ~& R4 [$ R+ c0 C3 l; t; LYou will always have what you desire for others.
& H B) E& Q3 R6 e; \0 qBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. 4 c/ U" t2 n0 d& U/ r
It is a matter of options.”: N2 g' U0 q) n" C$ k
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, q% Z$ I0 [0 `( m$ sFinally he said:2 j- U; w4 G% {+ e9 @/ J
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
1 E( K5 m# y1 r: A1 K6 STake care of your Words because they will become Actions.4 G. p) V; C- U4 G! I6 Y9 F
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.$ X3 S" [+ j3 ~0 D
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character." S* o1 A/ F2 F2 n4 h" M
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
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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. 
