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: X5 a/ B8 v. t& QYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
; W* v- W( b: ]: z* ALeonardo Boff
% R& w5 A( T$ M2 pand the Dalai Lama.
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0 P) w% t. l; H) V2 vIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama7 W& D4 k+ ^, t+ Y
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,7 g" {8 Q. A+ j
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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0 E& u$ ^' l, f AI thought he would say:
! i+ U6 ]4 H0 O' v“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”1 G( q: D- a: k# _9 c% K! V
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. . c' E. n4 J) m! H4 l1 o0 R" x+ i
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
" L t9 R9 E7 ZHe answered:7 W$ I# o$ `4 m
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
1 b5 ~1 r* B9 ?* R+ I 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:6 {' B; c# d+ h
“What is it that makes me better?”
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; q6 }& ]* L" y" k5 {He responded:+ ?* P+ j4 d; v4 w, ?; @
“Whatever makes you 8 i' e. a0 q1 X* t
more compassionate,
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more detached, . e7 m4 |1 u+ e8 g
more loving, 7 Y A2 P9 e% U! ]. i" {
more humanitarian,- |! F* W6 F# K6 E$ `
more responsible,' C6 \" Y5 M E5 a
more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”5 M8 D& Z! m4 |% V; \
6 q ]* w2 `1 K! s& DI 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.$ p0 Z" L( ^/ W. L% Y) {
1 @1 v/ g. h6 h5 Z1 ~6 W4 E1 k! H“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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- { z8 S) j# R! i: L6 N“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”& C: h4 J: k$ J( L7 g
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
; l: U4 h+ ~1 |+ S6 sIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. - H' O' x) [, f9 @: d- V
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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% J, L+ j f& Y; \6 y“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth., ^$ ]' N& q+ c" c8 X8 m
You will always have what you desire for others.
3 E& t; {8 T% ]# C; C& V5 ]Being happy is not a matter of destiny. ! }* r, k' A7 a6 m
It is a matter of options.”
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8 Z/ p) t( G' L' yFinally he said:- l3 o# {$ d+ c& B( z
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
3 o2 i h/ t0 v# {& m1 JTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
4 Q. R$ E; h# }2 MTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
( ? l/ h% i* T0 STake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.) j" q Q! |% E- ?) S1 m' S
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
