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$ W- n/ D: f4 K/ y0 hYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)! @+ @: F) X! Q! N4 o' h$ ^6 o
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
4 h% R9 ?/ k D0 o1 F3 YLeonardo Boff 4 Z K; [# W l2 b/ X! h" p3 c
and the Dalai Lama.- ?4 o" F6 H' k/ R9 J
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9 Z% B3 u! m% g" q+ \In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama1 {: R, I K& p2 b7 _. q/ |
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
5 I0 ~, E: m2 O* ~asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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6 c2 m- J- }" ?3 f$ A. HI thought he would say:9 u# {; S! B) z, I _/ `" U
“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 …. & z3 B1 @, V; p2 g0 W
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
4 U3 a5 ?0 r; I$ ` X& yHe answered:
* H0 P8 o! a: D2 S; Y “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
! ^! v, `5 P( V$ U) L; y9 t, K 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:
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He responded:
7 D& ^% J' ~- D" ]5 H“Whatever makes you ) [2 l8 b2 H/ y! k, ]
more compassionate,
7 q B6 [+ X2 w0 n& l more sensible,
6 F* u" \. Q( X0 U more detached,
5 J7 o. |/ H1 q* ?6 n# z more loving,
4 I L0 j" h( `3 D' p& ~ more humanitarian,
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more ethical.” 3 | q, N0 C! k7 n" T1 b
1 S5 b' A5 m0 r' \/ ~“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”* Y/ ]. w2 p9 _( k7 ?% O
2 H; A* X9 j# B& F; h# tI 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.7 u; Q- g2 d" f' c
/ x2 C1 Q g6 g3 V2 p+ z0 X& 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.”% q! q0 @- D0 F
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
+ H- ]# @* q( X( v. @$ BIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. : f, M2 V/ c; h5 \* I
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”' r( i5 x- e( p6 ^! s U8 x6 `
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
, V5 `% T/ d5 J1 O& y; ?# W1 T. ZYou will always have what you desire for others.9 r9 X, n( }8 D2 ~% |1 J/ ~
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
" Z' J1 m! X& G# b1 M It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:! k! i: ^/ [# f6 a X, A
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.& m" Y* _$ g# R8 m% @# y S
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.; e5 v u$ C! m6 P+ [" H9 Z
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.1 T+ Q, ?9 }7 L5 T a1 b
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character. `! R6 I: P& x. f a5 x5 ?
Take 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. 
