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; k/ R+ I) ?" ?, b4 o7 T9 NYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT), P0 S! p Z/ u
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist - @( Q& r! w6 E0 v
Leonardo Boff 7 R! Y+ v0 d3 l4 K* f
and the Dalai Lama.
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, p2 e* x1 j, w( L' ZIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama# r' C" G2 g" w; i( h3 K
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
6 N* n' K4 t( S, [asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:' i) C9 l% F7 O
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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1 x( q0 y' {) f. s Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 0 r0 |. X( [8 |9 ]
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
8 I: \. b* i- EHe answered:; C4 H& o5 p2 e* A
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. ( v; U S6 m% R
It is the one that makes you a better person.”$ Q1 {' ~% P+ ], X' G
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:( u0 u% O6 q# i5 Z4 H( L7 F) E# \
“What is it that makes me better?”4 f o ^& J" n$ i
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He responded:
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more compassionate,
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more humanitarian,
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% C" o0 A J9 l more ethical.” + B7 _) w3 W& N6 b3 n) F! p
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”& i6 F# k. x: S* @- w
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:' h/ q, M- y G5 S8 L) z% b P* Q4 d
, D+ w: H; q1 D& S! Q9 v"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.”' r6 S9 `9 H4 _6 X
5 `# }! u$ _2 r8 _3 |: M* O2 }* V- T+ s“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”. j& U! d) A8 o; J
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
" C+ h4 o. g# [' H- N( |; oIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
7 ]7 d* Y: f' z9 @' @6 H4 d% f& V6 VIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
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It is a matter of options.”% g% E9 s3 b9 F7 v' L' q
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Finally he said:, X; i+ X. j( ]/ Q: |4 _ P" A7 t P
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
# m7 D2 G, u* Q; k0 ^( e2 r. P! |5 @Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.! b3 i) J9 k& p1 d
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
$ N# e9 j3 B" STake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.5 t G) R, A& W" M4 ]
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny," D8 ?6 B% {3 ~9 z! K( S
and your Destiny will be your Life 3 d1 ?: w% X- A6 l
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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. 6 c# q1 b d8 o( c% U, ?
