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8 w, o3 O% B: s2 y' D) F3 F; JYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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# B& d+ j. K- L- fA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
Y8 C* J9 L1 Q3 J0 A$ hLeonardo Boff 0 V/ s: Z+ _8 |3 n8 b# H2 i
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama5 I( Y, p1 Q y
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
$ [' f( l+ Y" H$ c8 Easked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”8 F' B: _. ?& b- {9 f
* k, ?! S: x/ S6 @; h# f+ ZI thought he would say:, P. Z& A( b4 p
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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4 Y- P, q6 _2 ? Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 6 ]! {0 F( R9 c, \; L* @
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
, t9 _0 _+ Q7 W6 ?He answered:
6 H* V# A7 |& N1 T: p" Q “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. & q; \: O% \3 {1 w
It is the one that makes you a better person.”7 }# v9 O V# P3 s$ ~) \
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
4 d8 X% x# k8 G“What is it that makes me better?”
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, C( [4 m% Y6 @( e. kHe responded:
0 r6 U8 T6 q, G% f) ~6 T7 z“Whatever makes you
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8 ?3 h0 U. H0 s2 ~7 V3 [ more sensible,
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more loving, ! ]0 P7 r: l3 k9 s
more humanitarian,2 o: a! M6 l7 k0 @7 t
more responsible," o7 N- y$ G, F B5 z
more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:7 @' t. l1 j5 A7 r h' s3 o
) z% K- f. t2 \, O* F: o. K% T"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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% l; c+ c: s% _$ B* q/ ?4 s: K“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”4 L' x# e5 g& E, K r
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”) e: K$ c6 s5 P8 e! n
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.7 l" a; I7 t. e: p# Z* n% O6 D" |5 r0 r
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
4 I' \, T$ o$ g9 W" O n8 n, QIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”6 w7 @2 K7 e& w2 Z: O, b& I: i
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.; m' S) y+ Z+ Z H
You will always have what you desire for others.) E$ ]2 p9 O% [5 Z
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. 1 m- ]1 B6 O4 A |% i
It is a matter of options.”
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4 b a ^5 l& XFinally he said:/ o& R/ x# z5 {8 ~3 w
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
2 {, |) w. ^5 X: JTake care of your Words because they will become Actions." b K G1 V0 F( x' L! j/ o6 e: r
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
- [$ h# C) { H6 o( ]. S0 i- V! }+ d" @; mTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.1 F8 E E+ q1 L5 M; r
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,' l4 @4 i1 q' w# G
and your Destiny will be your Life
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0 u. f% t- x& z8 j( A- i" e“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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