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: j: z' t; z+ Y o2 S4 Y! xYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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# C5 e- R" m% @( q; X% @ GA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
2 d3 ^. \3 t6 OLeonardo Boff 2 X2 \; B5 {9 y# i( N
and the Dalai Lama.* f% I( k2 K# F& l2 I
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
8 I( P5 X9 q( Wand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,1 G% g" |" }/ E7 Y0 ]3 Y4 P
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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8 l! ^) b! G, o0 m: FI thought he would say:% g5 g% y; A* P! i6 w1 E7 H2 M
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity” b5 m9 L6 E6 {# @/ H
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
+ w) J5 `, Z4 A2 P; Fwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
9 w. H9 F: ^$ z) {' THe answered:
& n" X3 M% C" N “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. : C m2 j q- R3 @0 I y3 g
It is the one that makes you a better person.”1 U3 C; Y1 v7 |/ V# G, o& B0 I4 S
9 X; k& R9 G/ ~3 }" iTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:5 z' K& A0 f6 d
“What is it that makes me better?”- c3 w! N, J& L
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He responded:
: D; @' K1 `& Q“Whatever makes you $ ~1 e" Y$ v I) \
more compassionate,( N9 ~) Y2 a ~2 S5 o9 J* Z
more sensible,
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more loving,
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more responsible,$ |. I$ v7 d; B( ?" h
more ethical.”
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; N, v: k# C" j( G! a“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”$ H3 _& l" e8 p' @* S2 ?, d4 ~5 x
3 P1 }) |2 e& V. mI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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$ z+ j* ]) [1 A& m" \9 w, N N"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.5 [& D- s4 {3 ^, n$ ~- X6 m
$ b' l9 }4 \: g: z/ |4 g' G“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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- m# _9 H( \) d. n“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”& |. L7 f' u+ e1 ~4 J7 K, U- p/ S5 T
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.: y: U2 n4 R/ i4 l5 e1 |- H' `
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
+ }) N# n1 F( C; N6 C7 PIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”$ w" A7 k2 X/ ~
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.2 |: q& T, r' r+ m" {. X" s5 Z) P
You will always have what you desire for others.9 b& T' w3 u" n5 m7 V Q
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
! c9 D. B: `% d8 u4 ~8 _3 s It is a matter of options.”6 n# Q) b' q) A+ D6 m$ P
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- Q0 V4 i) B* Y" M* c& \Finally he said:
& z' m$ R" M8 m8 a J0 [& t “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.8 @: P3 y* o+ w: m( u6 y2 a/ @
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.! _4 ?7 O& }, [7 y) _0 R3 P* }$ ]
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.0 o7 B% x& @* Z6 y5 `- {
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
/ P' J# `2 \/ Z, D0 D) T2 J# P1 @Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,% v8 f0 C4 U5 n+ S. Y
and your Destiny will be your Life ; C! @2 g* P+ _3 F' p; ^- d! J$ D
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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. 
