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1 D. N. g. q) i1 gYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT) a- y- H# g0 d+ R! {" c
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist , l# i" ]7 _, |3 X
Leonardo Boff / m. u0 |" Z" e" f) V, W
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama) L' V0 b7 M/ f$ ?& \
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
9 A& c( k( B5 i R6 R0 u' Jasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”5 }5 ]& t1 u k$ e5 Q' r( C
8 B/ T* k; @8 bI thought he would say:: Q: X& T; I% F
“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 ….
- y6 i, d! n3 e+ e) I3 zwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
; g% ?1 |/ @$ v( t4 I+ i. q- p 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:! J8 N+ c' {9 O) }
“What is it that makes me better?”
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) o% U% P. }0 m7 W! f/ pHe responded:3 D5 X9 p5 @2 f! [6 T4 f; G
“Whatever makes you
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more sensible,
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8 ^/ V" f* D$ z more loving,
6 \8 V* `1 B6 N/ z more humanitarian,& T: b( ~/ o6 J; W$ h( e' v' ]
more responsible,$ f# @0 Y( \/ ^; d. `: h; E2 P
more ethical.” 3 ~0 k& S. J9 K& Z2 U' [
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”- x3 w& y1 l) j0 z9 c! {" R
- }3 Y7 k% ~0 Y1 _, zI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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% j) d$ }+ I1 b, D# N5 R( z"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.; } h* b7 A" h. M/ W% Q
& ?9 B* W1 T0 E4 b“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.”
( ^; [3 H8 f8 c, |1 p* a1 ~“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
( l; W( ^, d2 ~" _( v( AIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
& Z0 d! X; w9 {3 d8 _) G5 qIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”& U% b* \ \! g
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
( Q+ e+ x! @6 |4 M' AYou will always have what you desire for others.
' g! U0 w$ a. B4 r! h3 F, h: bBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
& }" D2 \% \1 ~4 Q( N% b- d2 w( u \ It is a matter of options.”1 O( @: P$ |( |! a+ G$ r
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. z6 C# X# u0 x+ qFinally he said:
7 X. M; p# b7 c) g ~6 O. M3 f “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.9 n3 l h6 [( ^1 A8 |1 z
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions./ ~5 Q \ W! v- k0 J; F3 ^5 r
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.! ?4 J7 v& D! Z' d
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
& B8 T* D# T) p3 K! \Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
: d* C" T& W; i: R0 x9 pand 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. 
