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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT), q5 x7 j' c, ^# ~1 }
! v; @( m$ i3 {. l- `3 m! w5 T8 j/ oA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
6 Y/ h6 t# h2 G. a2 x" z3 jLeonardo Boff * M# x8 I( w* Q
and the Dalai Lama.
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/ [- F* }6 `0 S4 P$ G' e& }% vIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama3 l) W# l8 ~5 X. O) |
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
q0 q$ c2 S% W8 O& |1 S8 Sasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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4 o$ [5 R- a4 H1 r8 B: Y* OI thought he would say:5 M$ S5 i* F! M/ O7 U* A$ V7 S; g
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”+ P" C+ r0 E. W
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. $ K1 R1 Q+ x8 i% k/ y7 z2 X5 ~
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
: f2 H2 z! x) b1 U# B" D. Q9 HHe answered:
3 m, d0 Y% C: L/ l% P. k+ @/ f b$ ] “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
# j: E# s9 D2 O& g+ W# F0 K It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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* c+ z; l& @- B; J( nTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
5 j$ u" g" K* P$ [% b“What is it that makes me better?”; z3 c' `- @$ v( C8 v r: l8 e
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He responded:5 Y' |7 _9 Z& V8 q+ \3 \3 L
“Whatever makes you
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more detached,
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more humanitarian,. V% c# A$ O1 g$ E2 t
more responsible,
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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8 Q* p; O1 [6 S, e: H0 E6 aI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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- a. y) R' o* J4 @" ["I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.! u2 G6 B" ]5 D1 p
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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.”$ V6 l; G$ M7 O% v/ U9 T
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.( x( a( k+ g5 Q; u; D7 \" p; X7 y
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. & B: E% B9 @2 i; Y" m4 G- `: Q
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”$ T: X1 U9 B. d. l. `+ E/ B
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
7 f( h9 J( n$ s d" q4 q& AYou will always have what you desire for others.
5 N; `& O! \' g0 Z+ C0 _4 rBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. : E! c# A9 O2 g" o
It is a matter of options.” {6 m# x5 ]- H" p2 ~
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4 I0 ]4 `& y& aFinally he said:0 K% _" U9 z Z
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.3 y7 G' E# Y) `3 t- X2 f* Q( K9 d2 J
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.& P+ t4 W9 F5 c3 M
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
5 y5 g* I0 w7 k1 w: sTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.' `2 g( d U1 p; l; X$ ]
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,7 J9 ?8 V6 d \: P$ \9 F( \+ g
and your Destiny will be your Life
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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