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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT); q+ y3 y6 L3 }/ e, c6 d7 ^7 T& |0 l; y
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 5 Z c3 k1 K4 H4 x
Leonardo Boff N/ R. R7 ~( W- U5 ?1 W' o& Q
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama6 N) F. K8 B; m( t, ]3 {/ }
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,/ g# ~3 f( `/ _7 E- K0 [! O
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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! I1 ^! G0 j2 d" s- \8 X# ?I thought he would say:
) Y6 D" X) V4 H# A“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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! |( l { M& N' y) ?6 T N Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
' e( h6 Z1 U' Q0 L' _+ m" V' cwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. v$ d |, x1 e, Y/ P, A
He answered:
: q% Z! R2 R1 T7 Y5 V( W7 n5 O “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. ) t3 p& K7 {" ^3 Y
It is the one that makes you a better person.”8 B. l1 I8 N3 a6 ]+ x5 j) x5 R9 b
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:' m$ E/ W. x9 u0 g$ n) H/ A
“What is it that makes me better?”
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, h" W8 w4 T& k6 ?! P# q9 f3 D$ rHe responded:
: h% \: v7 i. `& o7 T3 l“Whatever makes you ; l$ `6 F' T3 U4 u9 q: `# o" g6 m7 X7 n
more compassionate,
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more detached,
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more humanitarian,
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' {7 g, V. `0 K* N more ethical.” 7 K T9 d6 \1 r
" Q) A* R/ B3 s; f! }“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”4 \ o/ b% d. S$ N2 e
1 n' L* I; `4 ~! t7 s% JI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:+ }+ z0 o, d- M' R3 s5 A8 |
7 A2 o+ R8 h6 e4 o"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not. y6 ~0 p( S9 A% ?# W
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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.”/ e% e, h* J% _" x
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”2 s9 I; ]( I6 m2 o$ v
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
) O3 ? H* \$ _ J. S2 tIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
9 Y7 G) Y; C# s, f: a* q& p$ KIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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1 R" e! {% W+ J4 E# r“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
% H4 ^& l. ?" s) dYou will always have what you desire for others.
" X8 c& x2 Z" i4 o, @$ WBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. 0 o+ ?( l4 t6 j
It is a matter of options.”5 Y$ V) S+ l, _- y$ w8 L
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5 l& W; l8 Z& XFinally he said:
! K' s& T: ~ g “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.9 I- z, @; E0 q! `. s
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
! F s, ^& v8 \ h1 Z1 NTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.. _( f* ]9 d" B4 p% o d
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
~8 K) T8 @) ^9 d) hTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
, h' @0 q) k7 t$ N! x( U$ P$ }and your Destiny will be your Life
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S( b* Q a! S, ^. W( j“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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