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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)1 M1 k& Y2 k/ Z# O; w {3 j2 r
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
/ `# L4 o" g$ C* BLeonardo Boff 9 M0 u& K& b8 o. V3 L9 r
and the Dalai Lama.' c3 }9 M. ~8 u* u
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% T( b/ T1 l+ \& JIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama: U% N) i6 K+ R& d
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,0 U h [" | a6 e7 ]0 E( ~
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”" P; e( v$ y6 D' W6 Y ?
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I thought he would say:/ g3 W, n$ E' @0 n/ O/ \, z6 `
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”8 {5 C! b# j q2 b g/ Q: g% j9 i
0 w+ g) @" c+ W+ g Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
. [9 S2 L0 M7 a& v/ o! [which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. # a! j8 G0 ` h8 Y
He answered:
& n7 y C" D6 o" G: s/ m9 N “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
8 |% [0 O$ I ?4 F It is the one that makes you a better person.”) z3 J# I- m% o
G6 P4 W% b& L0 v# }2 uTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:% o# P* E8 D5 W$ A" w
“What is it that makes me better?”4 [) {: o) [7 K
* ]3 c X. K9 \* B' R a4 P, uHe responded:+ B5 I* ^, j$ p5 F
“Whatever makes you
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8 L5 A. b( I* {/ Y9 Q, S* k more sensible,
$ A$ t3 a0 S8 b/ B2 c2 l more detached,
: C$ w) o/ m3 Y$ t% P! T more loving,
4 U: e" V+ t" h3 u more humanitarian,+ C# W1 D8 D: x1 R8 n2 [0 |
more responsible,0 K O# `) R5 a% {: q% G) p. j4 u
more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”7 H! r- ~7 y" h2 u- B
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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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“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.” G* y3 h: T0 l2 v
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations. z6 x6 B$ L6 d* ~' }
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
3 s7 Y; t" h( v1 I CIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”# l+ [: `4 }, h+ B6 d2 {( Z$ g
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
; ?" v' T! _4 `You will always have what you desire for others.
5 l k8 G( H3 @ HBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
2 H. d# a) W+ T( P- B9 j( ? It is a matter of options.”1 s5 ~( B8 [5 ]* G: x) \; @2 T7 W
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Finally he said:. A+ w i# ?6 ?) \6 Z
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
. l) b3 [: O) y. M* D8 b7 C5 U% kTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.8 L+ E) A x% `$ Q* O% h5 X3 s
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
9 K6 s0 f7 N# y! s# iTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.3 w8 N# ^- A% a q; y
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,5 v' j% A4 O( L. A
and your Destiny will be your Life
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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. ; \7 Q4 V+ x, a: u1 z
