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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist / V" z. x8 S2 B9 D, h. [
Leonardo Boff ; w" l2 \/ `4 F k
and the Dalai Lama.1 k" g1 N t: m* U) ^, H8 t' I6 l& Q
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
9 C4 D# u `! W. @6 f1 fand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
( b% N: ]" e& yasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”- V4 c( Y0 u2 R$ y. H' y6 U4 K, Q3 T
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I thought he would say:) E+ n3 F0 F; m$ S, j
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. / L6 z& S- h4 Q* _: \
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. % i7 [; W- e( e+ ~, d# ?) U2 Q L
He answered:
- Y1 h; p: @7 G0 d “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
: d g0 L# w6 ] It is the one that makes you a better person.”8 R+ w! ?' {! q1 m' A
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
! J' M( O+ P8 i8 }3 o“What is it that makes me better?” [& e/ Z6 _4 h" ?3 I2 Y4 @
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He responded: k, H1 g v2 y) y
“Whatever makes you ) y, Q7 e3 d# v+ [- `0 l
more compassionate,
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more detached,
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more responsible,9 W9 V9 Q6 u. r9 Q' i
more ethical.” " ]8 a% x2 K1 _! R* |
3 s+ W: ]# H6 \/ D. `3 ?* m2 l“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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7 v. C9 u. Y/ M1 E1 J+ m7 \"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.”
' I' D3 J) w+ r“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.$ c" g8 }8 l. o
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
+ S6 B% K) N4 w6 z4 Z0 {' HIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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3 J+ s7 S: o" Z“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.3 M( w2 S! L; I6 U5 U
You will always have what you desire for others.5 s& ^' J& g# y i/ S5 ^- G
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
2 l% i1 s$ [/ J N It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:
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Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
" k" k1 ?' |6 X6 J" ~' T$ nTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
$ y0 n+ s; r! c+ {' Z+ a# s4 \7 cTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.& H% N; {' j: G2 W
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. 
