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' Z, C) d7 L+ F# r% [( dYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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+ I0 E2 J% {6 D5 PA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist l' g$ W# K3 C+ L- H; A
Leonardo Boff 0 u9 A k- e/ ?# W- E2 ^
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama9 ?6 |$ X8 b. x
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
* ^% x7 ~# X: U6 `& jasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”% ?! Y) P9 E! R# g9 W; P) |
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I thought he would say:' B2 k P3 ^7 Q( Q/ R/ }
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 2 ~, L8 ^& [9 l& U6 z
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
, w0 m- l1 t' `, w$ ]) d$ jHe answered:
, g; O: D# K* J! X “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. / i4 T% P6 g* }, @
It is the one that makes you a better person.”' i9 K% X% ?$ H- @" c P6 b1 @
' E( t/ o; J0 a/ M' e% B6 mTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
: S9 O$ k4 a: A& C“What is it that makes me better?”' I: c6 b- O1 t+ V2 ~
# B% {6 B4 z# P' T1 N& ^* BHe responded:
7 K9 |8 ]! f5 Y9 {“Whatever makes you . r. z7 p. |1 R- H0 Q2 y
more compassionate,
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/ M4 }0 p$ O; W5 h4 q; c more loving, 4 V; L% W, z& c3 D/ F" K# t" E
more humanitarian,
2 y1 B- [) S4 _- o$ ~- E" Q more responsible,' P0 e6 `9 I: ]& ]; j- p- b
more ethical.” - o0 C% V- q$ G2 T
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”) u9 r M7 Y8 T6 z
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I 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.
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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.”7 i4 E* g2 F, R( ~5 B% P
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
5 [2 o1 w3 H8 P% o“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
8 j* A% f8 M2 l2 BIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 0 X- m7 u8 v4 T2 S2 C
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
& _6 z0 Y2 i, P+ _, T) x& DYou will always have what you desire for others.
: |& ~ D1 z$ u; O) ~) E' WBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. ! l3 |/ q7 E1 y5 p/ A
It is a matter of options.”7 u4 f/ k7 O& p7 b2 J
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Finally he said:
" O" V9 J/ g2 ^ “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
. s. A0 i6 E9 o7 i" D( TTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
. r3 R" [0 P, F; eTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.1 c$ J+ x* U# E3 I
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.+ B( y, l+ j8 X2 t0 n
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,* {' J o. c2 i: m4 \+ d6 x
and your Destiny will be your Life ' U: ]7 ]: j, h0 } Y6 V& k
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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. - I G5 T8 `' K: U6 E
