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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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" d, z; X# W! gA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
% n/ L- F4 w( }- G5 _+ I6 KLeonardo Boff
3 W2 Q( P7 O; A3 K% J% L' H+ band the Dalai Lama.
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; e: `; a" |- ?" w1 @! U* cIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
, T" s( k0 n% }% a6 e$ P$ N5 D+ nand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
, `+ d7 l- o* ?: Iasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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( g8 ?( |0 }2 B+ E2 Q% r* B* nI thought he would say:$ C" Y9 h2 R+ k% g9 S7 G
“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 ….
+ m; h# o/ u9 Swhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
# P0 C; x' y" ]. P" ^& S: QHe answered:) \9 W8 O. N6 L
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
7 z' l) u0 g; I( p1 ]. t It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
$ j, N! {' h( I# K: q z“What is it that makes me better?”, r2 `% m9 K5 p& b. e4 g* ~+ J
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He responded:
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more compassionate,
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more loving, , W% h* ?/ ]. T G5 g- C @' h, @
more humanitarian,7 v7 ?$ K9 q g3 Y7 p2 ?- p1 ?& }
more responsible,0 P9 [4 H! Q" e4 B# h, J+ O& i
more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”7 D! N: I. I# W; B( j4 Q
& Y7 f9 \& U4 x* ]- Y# \+ {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.1 q9 Q1 w8 Z5 y: ~. n, q" P
( U N( Z1 U2 J! |& ]0 j* n“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.”
* O, ]) a! M. ?$ X8 R! U“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
; Q' L9 ~5 a9 Y/ E9 x/ M, q; \If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 7 j+ k% |0 G" F% F
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”; p9 {7 p- Z7 }+ |$ b) h
8 _7 j- q1 T2 O2 F“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.' m' F" @3 w6 y! ?4 z- k4 Y
You will always have what you desire for others.$ h1 |5 V+ m6 n; b- K
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
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Finally he said:4 u' M2 q* s+ i6 v7 Z0 X
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
' ]: g0 C- H& @+ \Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
# v4 j6 @4 _! f7 [* FTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.8 Q8 t) s& I! G u% R
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.; {9 ^/ X/ p* d6 p6 C
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
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… and …
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
