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$ v& ]8 d2 G0 C* j* X7 OYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)6 [ Y# m N* b) H r$ z
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
. w$ C' ^; P7 i d) t) JLeonardo Boff 9 M: j& n- D5 J7 m+ I7 q' g7 _( d
and the Dalai Lama.; U6 \; F: d6 O0 {
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$ @1 N$ e2 ?$ P: }# q1 i# r6 KIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama$ _; j k* T5 T- K1 D, [0 e
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
% j# O6 h% B; g# |5 z. [asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:
4 h2 j7 ~0 k. `+ c+ n“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”1 e: t: j6 W f1 k) C/ Q
3 B; E/ W4 ?, ]2 L# @+ H! O" y( ` Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
3 F, K" i& K! j- Twhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 4 K. I+ S0 D, H& v( m* ~2 o, b
He answered:
/ \( A+ Q% G, h; {4 e# O- P0 y “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
0 J% F( P" ~* e+ S It is the one that makes you a better person.”+ ?* @ e) Q" j7 i) I1 W" s
& ~, g. q' x/ N% V! N, j8 mTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:2 R" g# H8 M3 I9 t9 A) r
“What is it that makes me better?”
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0 U* e' X1 I6 o9 t9 C% OHe responded:$ s) u4 s: M0 ~5 ^( X
“Whatever makes you
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more sensible,
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1 p) y7 p, w; A) U5 W9 X7 R more loving,
: G( W8 {4 ~' Z) ^ more humanitarian,
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d4 G1 x' H4 I: p& b* @3 p more ethical.” 8 Y j" A T# u ]- J6 f k
) `" Q t) L% A5 P. Z$ i- o Y4 E“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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5 o/ h5 R6 b3 [; C$ f" T7 k“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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% G+ |3 M# B% X" p/ E“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”7 ~: q D* e* V1 C4 [4 d
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
- x2 X9 t+ S! Q( F+ n# u9 h8 AIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
' i# ]; z* M7 G/ K0 {If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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, j: [6 ]+ u/ H/ l( p“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.0 T' j; Y4 ]7 @$ P
You will always have what you desire for others.) }' O6 X5 z9 h2 X
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. 7 n7 S( N3 P. T7 e& c }7 i& D
It is a matter of options.” n: m1 z) Y5 N) n2 _. O" I
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Finally he said:
$ X' P7 o- l! o0 j. L4 k “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
# @# D1 p" z0 J4 A, G3 KTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
; Y; ^- d; x: R' u1 OTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits. v( Z/ E4 X7 |3 j% [. P) c6 u
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
& }6 _. Y8 m8 r: L$ B1 ?6 r. }: BTake 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. 
