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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)8 N! \/ m) g. _' B! p
+ u/ z' p6 P2 TA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 1 P. k! h* S- x4 J, r
Leonardo Boff 3 a# [! ~, a0 H
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
" g. Z3 U; D( Aand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,0 i1 N) W6 F; c2 S/ P+ u) w! I4 q- K
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:; U5 l1 F$ N1 ~) b- i
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”- |! k$ y; \: S J
Z+ q4 {; z( P5 Q! g+ w; ^, S Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
7 \6 `( u( L: a, `which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
! o: p1 D7 O& I( a3 XHe answered:
$ k5 t! x% u3 r0 A “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. : l: \, a9 f) J2 e! t) D; [
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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+ a1 j- g) r8 `8 `6 n0 Z7 XTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
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He responded:5 C2 _* ]& ~( \/ H# C# r
“Whatever makes you
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more sensible, ! H/ A c- u3 F( L
more detached,
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more humanitarian,1 C: `4 e0 F9 b1 K6 G! d# P
more responsible,! c8 J O: B7 E9 ~- a9 Y- `9 l
more ethical.” ' ?& H, N: m7 N
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”6 m: n0 o5 \) B1 ~0 {
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response: p! [3 g) G: r; i$ y
1 W" ?* c# z% D; K" c"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.$ l0 N6 I& o# n( _3 F$ r
, G( I3 z6 L* S5 Q$ q“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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“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
& R3 P3 Q7 a6 ^7 m3 t% N* yIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
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( s8 c( Q. [, r$ o3 c* ~“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.# M* b" s( l: b/ d' N$ K
You will always have what you desire for others.
. T' U: m2 R( A+ c1 i$ FBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. ( y" a! O: w& L2 M# A' X
It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:3 \. r& {' d. i( I) m# m; ^" ^
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
. R1 Y9 w" x- ZTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
5 I' @* r ?; Y$ C$ W+ wTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits./ T4 _& \+ F1 P% {! k6 J8 T! f& `& i
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
