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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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3 C; R" p' u3 g( _# f; jA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist & j. d; H2 \* P; u7 g/ E& o
Leonardo Boff ! z( b! |" J: w3 [
and the Dalai Lama.( H7 m6 o6 {6 v7 q; q, Z0 I
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$ O2 x2 g3 N, T1 EIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
" v$ W# B& }2 s9 I+ q5 m. L! ^2 Qand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,9 l1 Y, B- U% Z! ~* s) X/ g
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”4 @! ^% d& ~6 c4 P* ^8 O) [; z7 q
% t, a2 _: |$ O# r g8 k' }4 h1 ?I thought he would say:1 _. j4 V0 x; w; _& M
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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) p5 R" `# @+ ^! s0 l: \( Y& ~5 e& ?& K Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
9 i% |7 R' T9 n; }) Iwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. # }0 M' o. p9 T5 q3 m$ G1 h& v2 u
He answered:
+ X8 p8 a: H0 [- ~/ |9 Q “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
; E: k9 B0 ]: ]3 o: E$ W It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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4 D5 S5 ^7 z0 S7 q' M- fTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:. M0 t/ J+ A4 I# n% k2 f! a4 J
“What is it that makes me better?”" B5 l5 N0 e1 U# L3 ^, r8 [
4 A5 D6 V1 M# k. G3 P$ d+ LHe responded:4 P6 d) E' ^/ y$ G" q! @
“Whatever makes you
# y3 O. S: U9 a+ a- K more compassionate,
6 q" K$ B" g8 v' ^ more sensible,
3 P( S# j+ L1 ]- N7 ^( l& s6 ~ more detached, : y( r9 ~# F1 u- e
more loving,
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more responsible,
1 L& P$ ]8 u( p7 I more ethical.” 0 f# x3 s; A. u2 B; M) {
9 ? d) \# T: o! B/ c“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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# ] Q( X- s- PI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:' ^7 h" y" A, n) n
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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- L" {6 t- L, b; f) s+ G“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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* ^! x* }* X+ m, A/ S, ~“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
( r. W( f( T! F4 J N1 M“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.! {5 o- U& Z( [ W2 g7 b
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. : s/ B4 F7 d( U4 L& |- T
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”% e, K1 s0 o4 Y. ]" {: O
; Y! }4 D1 {, o; Y G' n8 B“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
0 l% `8 P" e* n- A7 l/ eYou will always have what you desire for others.
; F& h- |( H6 `2 HBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. + ? _9 f2 T9 H- p" E; d
It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:% [+ n" y$ {( ?% w( N. k& x
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.1 Q- y/ }7 r m1 K$ c4 r
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions." K" e1 a, b: }1 {" H
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.' O+ w, H7 d; ~+ {& n0 X1 G) G
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.% a: L" @7 X6 [* k/ ?$ G8 C. b
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,; g, _6 D! z8 H8 e
and your Destiny will be your Life
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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