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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
) n4 J" e4 {! v. t, P, O- ALeonardo Boff . H: Y7 v: ]9 Y7 T/ o O1 g! n) s: l
and the Dalai Lama., U; r) W5 m3 c2 q
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
3 s* H" ~! L9 v# D- Rand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest, {5 |2 N5 S( P6 e& Q
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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( b5 \; n X' w4 @0 ^ H j6 }I thought he would say: @; h" J+ l+ c- U4 }3 N3 {
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”! W; V h3 x1 r3 d: A$ W4 v
) m, x v* \3 H* y" M N) B Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. , N% m/ N, |! e2 \% n7 G
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 6 M) d1 Q, d- _
He answered:# I6 V# k ~8 }( {! \
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
1 ~% D7 ?( x. F% ^0 w, e* U It is the one that makes you a better person.”; F4 O; Q* a* u+ V0 h
6 b2 ?4 ~$ L% h$ v! d, ^To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
3 G8 D, h `) m# T! h“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:
' t% z D5 q$ I! x! e" i“Whatever makes you
: g9 s9 M! p# J9 j2 Z more compassionate,1 X- W% m" |4 h- t# K& @
more sensible, / `: K& \2 [6 [" D: o, G! d+ y, j( J
more detached, 0 Q, N; g1 L% L
more loving,
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1 c' V5 t" v5 U) F more responsible,
0 g% x4 ` V, e8 T5 P" x( W$ ^+ W more ethical.”
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% i1 k8 W/ M5 s1 P/ p3 ^! U j, x“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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{' D/ y1 m% c4 i. b/ ~"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.”
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”; J: |0 D* p- ^ W f
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
( g+ G; {, g$ h! M. m, a/ nIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. * U# x% K5 s* I9 }0 R; V! P8 e
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”4 p2 s( Q: ]8 \) K5 V" {2 d- S( Q
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.* R0 U% P. d" `* H/ `8 q
You will always have what you desire for others.
6 X8 ?9 h1 j$ @! JBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
2 w1 h+ M) V! w+ q2 f. q It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:
2 W, ^, K) x( k% }- y* V “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
1 L1 j: }4 T* [/ w. @( `( r) bTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.4 y" [9 l1 [. w
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.+ D' V/ }7 j( M) g1 _
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
1 h& \! m/ d$ O; `: T5 U8 _Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,* j- g5 j6 s0 W! V) x
and your Destiny will be your Life
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% F; n8 N/ s$ J1 s( l3 V4 ~“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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